Alcides

English

Etymology 1

From Latin Alcīdes, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκείδης (Alkeídēs), from Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos, “Alcaeus”) + patronymic suffix -ίδης (-ídēs).

Proper noun

Alcides

1. (Greek mythology, archaic) Synonym of Hercules

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Alcides

1. plural of Alcide

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλκείδης (Alkeídēs)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /alˈkiː.deːs/, [äɫ̪ˈkiːd̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /alˈt͡ʃi.des/, [äl̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːd̪es]

Proper noun

Alcīdēs m sg (genitive Alcīdae); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Synonym of Herculēs

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Alcīdēs
genitive	Alcīdae
dative	Alcīdae
accusative	Alcīdēm
ablative	Alcīdē
vocative	Alcīdē

References

• “Alcīdes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Alcīdēs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Alcīdēs in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung

Portuguese

Etymology

From Greek, meaning "descendant of Alcaeus".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈsi.d͡ʒis/ [aʊ̯ˈsi.d͡ʒis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈsi.d͡ʒis/ [aʊ̯ˈsi.d͡ʒis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈsi.d͡ʒiʃ/ [aʊ̯ˈsi.d͡ʒiʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈsi.des/ [aʊ̯ˈsi.des]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈsi.dɨʃ/ [aɫˈsi.ðɨʃ]

• Hyphenation: Al‧ci‧des

Proper noun

Alcides m

1. a male given name from Greek