Ἄλκηστις

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From ἀλκηστής (alkēstḗs, valiant) +‎ -ῐς (-is). See ἀλκή (alkḗ).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἄλκηστῐς (Álkēstisf (genitive Ἀλκήστῐδος); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Alcestis

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Descendants

References

  • Ἄλκηστις”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Ἄλκηστις in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000