Ucalegon

English

WOTD – 6 June 2008

Etymology

From Latin Ūcalegōn, from Ancient Greek Οὐκαλέγων (Oukalégōn). He was one of the Elders of Troy, whose house was set on fire by the Achaeans when they sacked the city. He is one of Priam's friends in the Iliad (3.148) and the destruction of his house is referred to in the Aeneid (2.312).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: yo͞okălʹəgôn IPA^(key): /juːˈkælɨɡɒn/

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Noun

Ucalegon (plural Ucalegons)

1. (dated) A neighbor whose house is on fire or has burned down.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Ucalegon.

Anagrams

• aglucone

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Οὐκαλέγων (Oukalégōn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /uːˈka.le.ɡoːn/, [uːˈkäɫ̪ɛɡoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /uˈka.le.ɡon/, [uˈkäːleɡon]

Proper noun

Ūcalegōn m sg (genitive Ūcalegōnis); third declension

1. Ucalegon
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.310:

     Iam Deiphobi dedit ampla ruinam volcano superante domus, iam proximus ardet Ucalegon; Sigea igni freta lata relucent.

     The palace of Deiphobus ascends in smoky flames, and catches on his friends. Ucalegon burns next: the seas are bright.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ūcalegōn
Genitive	Ūcalegōnis
Dative	Ūcalegōnī
Accusative	Ūcalegōnem
Ablative	Ūcalegōne
Vocative	Ūcalegōn

Descendants

• English: Ucalegon
• French: Ucalégon

References

• “Ucalegon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Ucalegon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.