-cles

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -κλῆς (-klês).

Proper noun

-clēs m (genitive -clis or -clī); third declension

  1. An element found in given names from Ancient Greek.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative -clēs -clēs
genitive -clis
-clī
-clum
dative -clī -clibus
accusative -clem
-clēn
-clēs
ablative -cle -clibus
vocative -clē -clēs

Descendants

  • English: -cles
  • French: -clès
  • Italian: -cle
  • Portuguese: -cles
  • Spanish: -cles