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Alcaeus in a sentence

Alcaeus meaning

A name of Greek origin, particularly borne by an Ancient Greek lyric poet of Mytilene (c. 620–6th century BCE).

Synonyms of Alcaeus

poet lesbian

Related words

Other words often associated with Alcaeus or its synonyms:

author greek homophile sapphic writer gay homosexual hellene homo

Using Alcaeus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A name of Greek origin, particularly borne by an Ancient Greek lyric poet of Mytilene (c. 620–6th century BCE).
  • Useful related words include: poet, lesbian.
  • In the example corpus, alcaeus often appears in combinations such as: of alcaeus, alcaeus wrote, and alcaeus.

Context around Alcaeus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

miscellaneous 1×

Often after:

wrote 2× father 1× ostensibly 1×

Sentence patterns with Alcaeus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

384 miscellaneous alcaeus wrote on 1× alcaeus and his 1× archilochus and alcaeus were aristocratic 1× edition of alcaeus was by 1× line of alcaeus father of 1× possible that alcaeus wrote amorously 1× reflections of alcaeus ostensibly sung 1× sigeion and alcaeus was old 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alcaeus and his 1× archilochus and alcaeus 1× by his adoptive 1× even the private 1× it is possible 1× sometime before 600 1×

Common sentence endings:

a public function 1× athenaeus xi xv 1× experienced little success 1× father of amphitryon 1× halle in 1780 1× his character emerge 1×

Words around Alcaeus

Just before it in the word index:

alcacer 11 alca 2 alc 31 albyn 10 alby 9 albuterol 3

Just after it in the word index:

alcaic 2 alcaide 3 alcala 26 alcalde 7 alcamo 16 alcan 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Alcaeus

  • In this selection, "alcaeus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, miscellaneous, wrote, father and ostensibly stand out and add context to how "alcaeus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 384 miscellaneous alcaeus wrote on and alcaeus and his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "alcaeus" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with alcaeus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Alcaeus and his older brothers were passionately involved in the struggle but experienced little success. (15 words)

Even the private reflections of Alcaeus, ostensibly sung at dinner parties, still retain a public function. (16 words)

The story of Alcaeus is partly the story of the scholars who rescued his work from oblivion. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

It is possible that Alcaeus wrote amorously about Sappho, as indicated in an earlier quote. fr. 384 * Miscellaneous: Alcaeus wrote on such a wide variety of subjects and themes that contradictions in his character emerge. (35 words)

Archilochus and Alcaeus were aristocratic Greeks whose poetry had a social and religious function that was immediately intelligible to their audiences but which became a mere artifice or literary motif when transposed to Rome. (34 words)

There are lastly some other works which are of a grammatical nature, and may be the productions of Dicaearchus, viz. On Alcaeus ( Περὶ Ἀλκαίου main), Athenaeus, xi., xv. (28 words)

Example sentences (9)

It is possible that Alcaeus wrote amorously about Sappho, as indicated in an earlier quote. fr. 384 * Miscellaneous: Alcaeus wrote on such a wide variety of subjects and themes that contradictions in his character emerge.

Alcaeus and his older brothers were passionately involved in the struggle but experienced little success.

Archilochus and Alcaeus were aristocratic Greeks whose poetry had a social and religious function that was immediately intelligible to their audiences but which became a mere artifice or literary motif when transposed to Rome.

By his adoptive descent through Amphitryon, Heracles receives the epithet Alcides, as "of the line of Alcaeus ", father of Amphitryon.

Even the private reflections of Alcaeus, ostensibly sung at dinner parties, still retain a public function.

Sometime before 600 BC, Mytilene fought Athens for control of Sigeion and Alcaeus was old enough to participate in the fighting.

The first separate edition of Alcaeus was by Christian David Jani and it was published at Halle in 1780.

There are lastly some other works which are of a grammatical nature, and may be the productions of Dicaearchus, viz. On Alcaeus ( Περὶ Ἀλκαίου main), Athenaeus, xi., xv.

The story of Alcaeus is partly the story of the scholars who rescued his work from oblivion.

Common combinations with alcaeus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "alcaeus" in a sentence?
An example: "It is possible that Alcaeus wrote amorously about Sappho, as indicated in an earlier quote. fr. 384 * Miscellaneous: Alcaeus wrote on such a wide variety of subjects and themes that contradictions in his character emerge." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "alcaeus" from authentic English texts.
What does "alcaeus" mean?
Alcaeus means: A name of Greek origin, particularly borne by an Ancient Greek lyric poet of Mytilene (c. 620–6th century BCE).
What are synonyms of "alcaeus"?
Common synonyms of "alcaeus" include: poet, lesbian.
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