LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Alcis

Meaning

  1. an appellation of Minerva among the Macedonians

Alcis, ĭdis, f., = Ἀλκίς [from ἀλκή, strength],
I. an appellation of Minerva among the Macedonians: Minervae, quam vocant Alcidem, Liv. 42, 51, where Weissenb. reads Alcidemon.
Alcis, m. acc. to some fr. the Gr. ἀλκή; acc. to others, the Old Germ. Elk = force,
I. a deity of the Naharvali, Tac. G. 43; cf. Ruperti ad h. 1.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAlcisAlcis. 2. A deity among the Naharvali, an ancient German tribe. (Tacit. Germ. 43.) Grimm (Deutsche Mythol. p. 39) considers Alcis in the passage of Ta…

Quick answers

What does Alcis mean in Latin?
Alcis, a proper noun, means “an appellation of Minerva among the Macedonians”.