Θαλῆς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from θᾰ́λλω (thállō, to thrive) + -ης (-ēs), in which case “one who thrives”.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Θᾰλῆς • (Thalês) m (genitive Θᾰλέω or Θᾰλοῦ); first declension
Θᾰλῆς • (Thalês) m (genitive Θᾰλῆτος); third declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Thales

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Θαλής (Thalís)
  • Czech: Thalés
  • English: Thales
  • Latin: Thalēs
  • Italian: Talete
  • Turkish: Thales

References

  • Θαλῆς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Θαλῆς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027
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