Ἀλκίνοος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἀλκίνους (Alkínous) — contracted

Etymology

From ἀλκή (alkḗ) +‎ νόος (nóos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /al.kí.no.os/ → /alˈci.no.os/ → /alˈci.no.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /al.kí.no.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /alˈki.no.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /alˈci.no.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /alˈci.no.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /alˈci.no.os/

Proper noun

Ἀλκίνοος • (Alkínoos) m (genitive Ἀλκινόου); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alcinous
2. In particular, Alcinous (king of Phaeacia in the Odyssey and of Drepane in the Argonautica)

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Ἀλκίνοος; τοῦ Ἀλκινόου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀλκίνοος ho Alkínoos
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀλκινόου toû Alkinóou
Dative	τῷ Ἀλκινόῳ tôi Alkinóōi
Accusative	τὸν Ἀλκίνοον tòn Alkínoon
Vocative	Ἀλκίνοε Alkínoe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of Ἀλκίνοος; Ἀλκινόου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Ἀλκίνοος Alkínoos
Genitive	Ἀλκινόου / Ἀλκινοοῖο / Ἀλκινόοιο / Ἀλκινοόο / Ἀλκινόοο Alkinóou / Alkinooîo / Alkinóoio / Alkinoóo / Alkinóoo
Dative	Ἀλκινόῳ Alkinóōi
Accusative	Ἀλκίνοον Alkínoon
Vocative	Ἀλκίνοε Alkínoe
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• → Latin: Alcinous
  • → English: Alcinous
• → Russian: Алкиной (Alkinoj)
• → Serbo-Croatian: Alkinoj