Δημοκλῆς

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Ancient Greek

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Damocles

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Democles

Alternative forms

Δᾱμοκλῆς (Dāmoklês) — Doric
Δημοκλέης (Dēmokléēs) — Epic

Etymology

From δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) +‎ -κλῆς (-klês, “fame”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɛː.mo.klɛ̂ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /de̝.moˈkle̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.moˈklis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.moˈklis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.moˈklis/

Proper noun

Δημοκλῆς • (Dēmoklês) m (genitive Δημοκλέους); third declension (Attic)

a male given name: Democles, Damocles

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Δημοκλῆς; τοῦ Δημοκλέους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δημοκλῆς ho Dēmoklês
Genitive	τοῦ Δημοκλέους toû Dēmokléous
Dative	τῷ Δημοκλεῖ tôi Dēmokleî
Accusative	τὸν Δημοκλέᾱ tòn Dēmokléā
Vocative	Δημόκλεις Dēmókleis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Δημοκλείδης (Dēmokleídēs)

References

Δημοκλῆς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
Δημοκλῆς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

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