Οἰκλῆς
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Ὀϊκλέης (Oïkléēs) — Epic, poetic
Etymology
Perhaps from οἶς (oîs, “sheep”) + -κλῆς (-klês, “famous”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /oi̯.klɛ̂ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /yˈkle̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /yˈklis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /yˈklis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /iˈklis/
Proper noun
Οἰκλῆς • (Oiklês) m (genitive Οἰκλέους); third declension
- a male given name, Oecles
Inflection
Derived terms
- Οἰκλείδης (Oikleídēs)
Descendants
- Greek: Οικλής (Oiklís)
- Latin: Oeclēs
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018
- Οἰκλῆς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette