Meanings
proper noun
- A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiádēs), notably borne by Alcibiades (450–404 B.C.), a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general.
Alcibiades was a happy union of coxcomb and conqueror; but there was in him a want of that repose, and of that superb self-reliance, which characterises the Roman.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 36–37
Origin
- Ancient GreekἈλκιβιάδης
- LatinAlcibiadēs
- EnglishAlcibiades
From Latin Alcibiadēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiádēs).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
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Ancient Greek Ἀλκιβιάδης
- Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiádēs)Greek name
French Alcibiade
- AlcibiadeGreek name
German Alkibiades
- AlkibiadesGreek name
Greek Αλκιβιάδης
- Αλκιβιάδης (Alkiviádis)Greek name
Italian Alcibiade
- AlcibiadeGreek name
Latin Alcibiadēs
- AlcibiadēsGreek name
Polish Alcybiades, Alkibiades
- AlcybiadesGreek name
- AlkibiadesGreek name
Portuguese Alcibíades
- AlcibíadesGreek name
Russian Алкивиа́д
- Алкивиа́д (Alkiviád)Greek name
Spanish Alcibíades
- AlcibíadesGreek name
Cite this entry
APA
Alcibiades. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alcibiades
MLA
“Alcibiades.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alcibiades. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alcibiades,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alcibiades.
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