LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

-clēs

-clēs m (genitive -clis or -clī)

Meaning

  1. An element found in given names from Ancient Greek.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative-clēs-clēs
genitive-clis
-clī		-clum
dative-clī-clibus
accusative-clem
-clēn		-clēs
ablative-cle-clibus
vocative-clē-clēs

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -κλῆς (-klês).

Descendants
  • English-cles
  • French-clès
  • Italian-cle
  • Portuguese-cles
  • Spanish-cles

Quick answers

What does -clēs mean in Latin?
-clēs, a proper noun, means “An element found in given names from Ancient Greek.”.
What is the genitive of -clēs?
The genitive singular is -clis. -clēs is masculine, third declension.