proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Archilochus
Archilochus m sg (genitive Archilochī)
Classical[arˈkʰɪ.ɫɔ.kʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[arˈkiː.lo.kus]
Meaning
- masculinesingularArchilochus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Archilochus | — |
| genitive | Archilochī | — |
| dative | Archilochō | — |
| accusative | Archilochum | — |
| ablative | Archilochō | — |
| vocative | Archiloche | — |
Archĭlŏchus, i, m., = Ἀρχίλοχος,
I. a Greek poet of Paros, who, acc. to Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 3, lived in the age of Romulus; but, acc. to Nep. ap. Gell. 17, 21, 8, was a contemporary of Tullus Hostilius;
he was the originator of iambic verse, and the author of very bitter satires, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 23 sq.; id. A. P. 79; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 60.—Hence, Archĭ-lŏchīus, a, um, adj., Archilochian: metrum, Diom. p. 509 sq. P.; Serv. Centim. p. 1819 sq. P.; also an appel. for severe, bitter, acrimonius: edicta, Cic. Att. 2, 21.Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἀρχίλοχος (Arkhílokhos).