Ulixes

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    According to Visser,[1] from dialectal (probably Doric) Ancient Greek Οὐλίξης (Oulíxēs, Odysseus), itself from a Pre-Greek source tentatively reconstructed by Beekes as *Od/lukyeu.[2] Compare Etruscan 𐌖𐌈𐌖𐌆𐌄 (uθuze).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Ulixēs m sg (genitive Ulixis or Ulixī or Ulixeī); third declension

    1. Odysseus (Ulysses)

    Usage notes

    Some insist that only Ulixēs is correct for Classical Latin and that the spelling Ulyssēs is incorrect;[3] but the form Ulyssēs is not uncommon, especially in later periods.

    Declension

    Third-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Ulixēs
    genitive Ulixis
    Ulixī
    Ulixeī
    dative Ulixī
    accusative Ulixem
    Ulixēn
    ablative Ulixe
    vocative Ulixēs

    Descendants

    References

    • Ulixes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • Ulixes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    1. ^ Visser, Brill’s New Pauly s.v. Odysseus
    2. ^ https://www.robertbeekes.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/b124.pdf
    3. ^ Ulixes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press