proper noun · masculinethird declension
Alcibiadēs
Alcibiadēs m sg (genitive Alcibiadis)
Classical[aɫ.kɪˈbi.a.deːs]Ecclesiastical[al̠ʲ.t͡ʃiˈbiː.a.des]
Meaning
- an Athenian general
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Alcibiadēs | — |
| genitive | Alcibiadis | — |
| dative | Alcibiadī | — |
| accusative | Alcibiadem Alcibiadēn | — |
| ablative | Alcibiade | — |
| vocative | Alcibiadē | — |
Alcĭbĭădes, is, m. (
I. gen. Alcibiadi, Arn. adv. Gent. 6, p. 198; voc. Gr. Alcibiadē, Liv. 39, 36), = Ἀλκιβιάδης.
I. An Athenian general in the time of the Peloponnesian war, distinguished for his beauty, wealth, and natural endowments, as well as for his changing fortunes and want of fixed principle, Cic. de Or. 2, 22; id. Tusc. 3, 22 (his life, v. in Plut., Nep., and Just.).—Hence, * Alcĭbĭădēus, a, um, adj., pertaining to him, Arn. 6, p. 198.—
II. The name of a later Greek in the time of the war with the Romans, Liv. 39, 36.
Origins
- Ancient Greek ἀλκή(alkḗ)
- LatinAlcibiadēs
Proto-Indo-European *gʷey-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷiā Ancient Greek βία (bía) Ancient Greek -άδης (-ádēs) Ancient Greek Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiádēs)bor. Latin Alcibiadēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiádēs).