Ἀλκαῖος

See also: ἀλκαῖος

Ancient Greek

Ἀλκαῖος καὶ Σαπφώ (Alkaîos kaì Sapphṓ)

Etymology

From ἀλκή (alkḗ, “strength”) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /al.kâi̯.os/ → /alˈcɛ.os/ → /alˈce.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /al.kâi̯.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /alˈkɛ.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /alˈcɛ.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /alˈce.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /alˈce.os/

Proper noun

Ἀλκαῖος • (Alkaîos) m (genitive Ἀλκαίου); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alcaeus
   • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Politics 1285a

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ἀλκαῖος; τοῦ Ἀλκαίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀλκαῖος ho Alkaîos
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀλκαίου toû Alkaíou
Dative	τῷ Ἀλκαίῳ tôi Alkaíōi
Accusative	τὸν Ἀλκαῖον tòn Alkaîon
Vocative	Ἀλκαῖε Alkaîe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Αλκαίος (Alkaíos)
• → Latin: Alcaeus

References

• Ἀλκαῖος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000