Demosthenes

English

Etymology

From Latin Dēmosthenēs, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈmɒsθəniːz/

Proper noun

Demosthenes

  1. An Ancient Greek male given name, famously borne by Demosthenes, the Athenian statesman and orator of 4th century BC.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).

Proper noun

Dēmosthenēs m (genitive Dēmosthenis); third declension

  1. a prominent Greek statesman and orator

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Dēmosthenēs
Genitive Dēmosthenis
Dative Dēmosthenī
Accusative Dēmosthenem
Ablative Dēmosthene
Vocative Dēmosthenēs

References

  • Demosthenes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Demosthenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Demosthenes in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
  • Demosthenes in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Demosthenes in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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