Alexis
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See also: alexis
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French Alexis, from Latin Alexis, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛksɪs
Proper noun[edit]
Alexis (plural Alexises)
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1877 W. S. Gilbert - Arthur Sullivan, The Sorcerer, Act I:
- To the maid of his choice, / With a heart palpitating, / Comes Alexis the brave.
- 1877 W. S. Gilbert - Arthur Sullivan, The Sorcerer, Act I:
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
Translations[edit]
male given name — see Alexius
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Latin Alexius, a saint's name, from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Alexis m
- a male given name from Ancient Greek
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈlek.sis/, [äˈɫ̪ɛks̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈlek.sis/, [äˈlɛksis]
Proper noun[edit]
Alexis m sg (genitive Alexis or Alexidis); third declension
- a male given name from Ancient Greek
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, -in or -em, ablative singular in -ī or imparisyllabic non-i-stem; two different stems), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Alexis |
| Genitive | Alexis Alexidis |
| Dative | Alexī Alexidī |
| Accusative | Alexim Alexin Alexem Alexidem |
| Ablative | Alexī Alexide |
| Vocative | Alexis |
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Alexis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Alexis m
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexis
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