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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νικοκλῆς (Nikoklês).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nīcoclēs m sg (genitive Nīcoclis); third declension
- A king of Salamis in Cyprus
- A prince of Paphos
- A tyrant of Sicyon
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- Nicocles in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nicocles”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray