LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Alcmān

Alcmān m sg (genitive Alcmānis)

Meaning

  1. Alcman, a 7th-century-BCE Spartan lyric poet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAlcmān—
genitiveAlcmānis—
dativeAlcmānī—
accusativeAlcmānem—
ablativeAlcmāne—
vocativeAlcmān—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἀλκμάν (Alkmán).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAlcmanAlcman (Ἀλκμάν), called by the Attic and later Greek writers Alcmaeon (Ἀλκμαίων), the chief lyric poet of Sparta, was by birth a Lydian of Sardis. His…

Quick answers

What does Alcmān mean in Latin?
Alcmān, a proper noun, means “Alcman, a 7th-century-BCE Spartan lyric poet”.
What is the genitive of Alcmān?
The genitive singular is Alcmānis. Alcmān is masculine, third declension.