Ptolemaic

English

Via Latin Ptolemāicus from Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Ptolemy +‎ -ic.

Ptolemaic (not comparable)

(historical) Of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs, the Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt.
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy.

of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies

of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy

Armenian: պտղոմեոսյան (ptġomeosyan)
Czech: ptolemaiovský
Danish: ptolemæisk
Finnish: ptolemaiolainen
French: ptolémaïque (fr) m or f
Galician: ptolemaico m
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: ptolemäisch (de)
Greek: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Italian: tolemaico (it)
Polish: Ptolemeuszowy (pl), ptolemejski (pl), Ptolemejski (pl), ptolemeuszowski (pl), Ptolemeuszowski (pl)
Romanian: ptolemeic
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: ptolemaico (es)

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