proper noun · masculinethird declension
Perīclēs
Perīclēs m sg (genitive Perīclis or Perīclī)
Classical[pɛˈriː.kɫeːs]Ecclesiastical[peˈriː.kles]
Meaning
- Pericles, a celebrated Athenian orator and statesman
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Perīclēs | — |
| genitive | Perīclis Perīclī | — |
| dative | Perīclī | — |
| accusative | Perīclem Perīclēn | — |
| ablative | Perīcle | — |
| vocative | Periclē | — |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- Pericles summus vir illius aetatis
- Pericles, the greatest man of his day.
- Pericles, quo nemo tum fuit clarior
- Pericles, the greatest man of his day.
- Pericles, vir omnium, qui tum fuerunt, clarissimus
- Pericles, the greatest man of his day.
Pĕrī^cles, is and i, m., = Περικλῆς,
I. a famous Athenian orator and statesman, Cic. Rep. 1, 16, 25; id. Brut. 15, 59; id. de Or. 3, 34, 137 et saep.; voc. Pericle, id. Off. 1, 40, 144.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περί (perí) Ancient Greek περῐ- (perĭ-) Ancient Greek -κλῆς (-klês) Ancient Greek Περικλῆς (Periklês)bor. Latin Perīclēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περικλῆς (Periklês).