Ἡρακλείδης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês) + -ῐ́δης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἡρᾰκλείδης (Hērakleídēs) m (genitive Ἡρᾰκλείδου); first declension

  1. one of the Heracleidae; a Heraclid; a descendant of Heracles
  2. A male given name, equivalent to English Heraclides

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Ηρακλείδης (Irakleídis)
  • English: Heraclid
  • Latin: Heraclides

References

  • Ἡρακλείδης in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012
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