[ˈaː.klys], [ˈaː.klis]
OriginFirst attested in Virgil’s Aeneid, taken from the Ancient Greek ἀγκῠλῐ́ς (ankŭlĭ́s, “hook”, “barb”).
- declension-3a small javelin attached to a strap
“Teretes sunt aclydes illis
tela, sed haec lento mos est aptare flagello.
Their arms are tapered javelins, which they wear bound by a coiling thong. ― tr.: T.C. Williams, The Æneid of Virgil translated”
“Iamque Ebusus Phoenissa movet, movet Arbacus arma,” — Now Phoenician Ebusus rises in arms; and the Arbacians, fierce fighters with the dart or slender javelin. ― tr.: ibidem, p. 141
“Aclydes, iacula brevia.” — Aclydes [are] short javelins.
Formsāclys(canonical, feminine) · āclydis(genitive) · āclys(nominative, singular) · āclydes(nominative, plural) · āclydēs(nominative, plural) · āclydis(genitive, singular) · āclydum(genitive, plural) · āclydī(dative, singular) · āclydibus(dative, plural) · āclyda(accusative, singular) · āclydem(accusative, singular) · āclydas(accusative, plural) · āclydēs(accusative, plural) · āclyde(ablative, singular) · āclydibus(ablative, plural) · āclys(singular, vocative) · āclydes(plural, vocative) · āclydēs(plural, vocative) · āclis(alternative)
Source: Wiktionary