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Alcibiades

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See also: Alcibíades

English

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Etymology

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From Latin Alcibiadēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiádēs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌælsəˈbaɪədiz/

Proper noun

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Alcibiades

  1. A Greek male given name from Ancient Greek, notably borne by Alcibiades (450–404 B.C.), a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general.

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiádēs).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Alcibiadēs m sg (genitive Alcibiadis); third declension

  1. an Athenian general

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Alcibiadēs
genitive Alcibiadis
dative Alcibiadī
accusative Alcibiadem
Alcibiadēn
ablative Alcibiade
vocative Alcibiadē
  • In Late or Church Latin the genitive Alcibiadī did occur.

References

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  • Alcibiades”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Alcibiades in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Alcibiades”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray