Nicocles

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νικοκλῆς (Nikoklês).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈniː.ko.kleːs/, [ˈniːkɔkɫ̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈni.ko.kles/, [ˈniːkokles]

Proper noun

Nīcoclēs m sg (genitive Nīcoclis); third declension

1. A king of Salamis in Cyprus
2. A prince of Paphos
3. A tyrant of Sicyon

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nīcoclēs
Genitive	Nīcoclis
Dative	Nīcoclī
Accusative	Nīcoclem
Ablative	Nīcocle
Vocative	Nīcoclēs

References

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