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English
Etymology 1
From Latin Alcīdes, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκείδης (Alkeídēs), from Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos, “Alcaeus”) + patronymic suffix -ίδης (-ídēs).
Proper noun
Alcides
- (Greek mythology, archaic) Synonym of Hercules
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Alcides
- plural of Alcide
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλκείδης (Alkeídēs)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Alcīdēs m sg (genitive Alcīdis); third declension
- (Greek mythology) Synonym of Herculēs
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Alcīdes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Alcīdēs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Alcīdēs in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
Portuguese
Etymology
From Greek, meaning "descendant of Alcaeus".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Alcides m
- a male given name from Greek