Πάτροκλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From πᾰτήρ (patḗr, father) + -κλῆς (-klês, fame) + -ος (-os). Compare Κλεόπατρος (Kleópatros, Cleopater), which contains the same components in the opposite order.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Πᾰ́τροκλος • (Pátroklos) m (genitive Πᾰτρόκλου); second declension

  1. a male given name: Patroclus

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Πᾰτρόκλειᾰ (Patrókleia)
  • Πᾰτροκλείδης (Patrokleídēs)

Descendants

  • French: Patrocle
  • Greek: Πάτροκλος (Pátroklos)
  • Latin: Patroclus

References

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