Plutarchus
Latin
Etymology
From Koine Greek Πλούτᾰρχος (Ploútarkhos, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “riches; Pluto”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pluːˈtar.kʰus/, [pɫ̪uːˈt̪ärkʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pluˈtar.kus/, [pluˈt̪ärkus]
Proper noun
Plūtarchus m sg (genitive Plūtarchī); second declension
- 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.
- 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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