Δημοκλῆς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Δᾱμοκλῆς (Dāmoklês) — Doric
• Δημοκλέης (Dēmokléēs) — Epic

Etymology

From δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) +‎ -κλῆς (-klês, “fame”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dɛː.mo.klɛ̂ːs/ → /ði.moˈklis/ → /ði.moˈklis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɛː.mo.klɛ̂ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /de̝.moˈkle̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.moˈklis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.moˈklis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.moˈklis/

Proper noun

Δημοκλῆς • (Dēmoklês) m (genitive Δημοκλέους); third declension (Attic)

1. a male given name, Democles or Damocles

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Δημοκλῆς; τοῦ Δημοκλέους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δημοκλῆς ho Dēmoklês
Genitive	τοῦ Δημοκλέους toû Dēmokléous
Dative	τῷ Δημοκλεῖ tôi Dēmokleî
Accusative	τὸν Δημοκλέᾱ tòn Dēmokléā
Vocative	Δημόκλεις Dēmókleis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Δημοκλείδης (Dēmokleídēs)

References

• Δημοκλῆς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Δημοκλῆς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette