Cleon

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κλέων (Kléōn).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkle.oːn/, [ˈkɫe.oːn]

Proper noun

Cleōn m sg (genitive Cleōnis); third declension

An Athenian statesman

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cleōn
Genitive	Cleōnis
Dative	Cleōnī
Accusative	Cleōnem
Ablative	Cleōne
Vocative	Cleōn

Descendants

Italian: Cleone

References

Cleon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Cleon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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