Demosthenes
English
Etymology
From Latin Dēmosthenēs, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪˈmɒsθəniːz/
Proper noun
Demosthenes
- An Ancient Greek male given name from Ancient Greek, famously borne by Demosthenes, the Athenian statesman and orator of 4th century BC.
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Translations
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Further reading
- “Demosthenic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).
Proper noun
Dēmosthenēs m sg (genitive Dēmosthenis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Dēmosthenēs |
Genitive | Dēmosthenis |
Dative | Dēmosthenī |
Accusative | Dēmosthenem |
Ablative | Dēmosthene |
Vocative | Dēmosthenēs |
References
- “Demosthenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Demosthenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Demosthenes”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “Demosthenes”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Demosthenes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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