Περικλῆς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Περικλέης (Perikléēs) — Old Attic

Etymology

From περῐ- (perĭ-, “very”) +‎ -κλῆς (-klês, “fame”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Περῐκλῆς • (Perĭklês) m (genitive Περῐκλέους); third declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Pericles
  2. in particular, the 5th century BCE Athenian statesman Pericles

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Περῐκλῆς; τοῦ Περῐκλέους (contracted, Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Περῐκλῆς
ho Perĭklês
Genitive τοῦ Περῐκλέους
toû Perĭkléous
Dative τῷ Περῐκλεῖ
tōî Perĭkleî
Accusative τὸν Περῐκλέᾱ
tòn Perĭkléā
Vocative Περῐ́κλεις
Perĭ́kleis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Περικλής (Periklís)
  • → Latin: Perīclēs

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,021
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