Candaules

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κανδαύλης (Kandaúlēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kanˈdau̯.leːs/, [kän̪ˈd̪äu̯ɫ̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kanˈdau̯.les/, [kän̪ˈd̪äːu̯les]

Proper noun

Candaulēs m sg (genitive Candaulis); third declension

1. A king of Lydia

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Candaulēs
Genitive	Candaulis
Dative	Candaulī
Accusative	Candaulem
Ablative	Candaule
Vocative	Candaulēs

References

• Candaules in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Candaules”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray