Cleophon

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κλεοφῶν (Kleophôn).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkle.o.pʰoːn/, [ˈkɫe.ɔ.pʰoːn]

Proper noun

Cleophōn m (genitive Cleophōntis); third declension

  1. An Athenian demagogue and statesman

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Cleophōn
Genitive Cleophōntis
Dative Cleophōntī
Accusative Cleophōntem
Ablative Cleophōnte
Vocative Cleophōn

Descendants
  • Italian: Cleofonte

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