Hesychius

From the Latin Hēsychïus, from the Ancient Greek Ἡσῠ́χῐος (Hēsúkhios).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɛˈsɪkɪəs/

Hesychius

1. A Greek grammarian from the 5th century AD, known for compiling the richest lexicon of unusual and obscure Ancient Greek words.

• Hesychian

• Hesychius of Alexandria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Hsch. (abbreviation)

From the Ancient Greek Ἡσῠ́χῐος (Hēsúkhios).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /heːˈsy.kʰi.us/, [heːˈs̠ʏkʰiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈsi.ki.us/, [eˈs̬iːkius]

Hēsychius m sg (genitive Hēsychiī or Hēsychī); second declension

1. a male given name, Hesychius, from Ancient Greek, famously held by:
   1. Hesychius of Alexandria (fl. late AD 4th C.), Greek grammarian and lexicographer

• To distinguish him from other Hesychii, Hesychius of Alexandria is sometimes given the epithet “Hesychius grammaticus”, either with or without the demonym Alexandreus or Alexandrīnus, as “Hesychius grammaticus Alexandrinus” etc., often calquing similar Greek phrases, such as «Ἡσύχιος γραμματικὸς Ἀλεξανδρεύς».

Second-declension noun, singular only.

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

• English: Hesychius
• Italian: Esichio
• Sicilian: Jisìchiu

• Hesychius grammaticus on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la