Candaules

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κανδαύλης (Kandaúlēs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Candaulēs m sg (genitive Candaulis); third declension

  1. A king of Lydia

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

References

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