Plutarchus

Latin

Etymology

From Koine Greek Πλούτᾰρχος (Ploútarkhos, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, riches; Pluto) + ἀρχός (arkhós, ruler)).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Plūtarchus m sg (genitive Plūtarchī); second declension

  1. Plutarch of Chaeronea (Lūcius Mestrius Plūtarchus, ca. 46 C.E. – 120 C.E.), a celebrated Graeco-Roman philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi; best known for writing his Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, a biographical series commonly referred to as Plutarch's Parallel Lives.
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to Greek Πλούταρχος (Ploútarchos) or English Plutarch

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Plūtarchus
Genitive Plūtarchī
Dative Plūtarchō
Accusative Plūtarchum
Ablative Plūtarchō
Vocative Plūtarche

Descendants

Further reading

  • Plūtarchus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1192.
  • Plūtarchus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 1747
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