Dionysius
English
Etymology
From Latin Dionysius, from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος (Dionúsios)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /daɪəˈnɪzɪəs/, /daɪəˈnɪsɪəs/
Proper noun
Dionysius
- An Ancient Greek male given name
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Acts 17:34:
- Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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Translations
Ancient Greek male given name
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Διονύσιος (Dionúsios), from Διόνῡσος (Diónūsos) + -ιος (-ios)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /di.oˈnyː.si.us/, [di.ɔˈnyː.si.ʊs]
Proper noun
Dionȳsius m (genitive Dionȳsiī); second declension
- A male given name equivalent to Dennis.
- tyrant of Syracuse
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Dionȳsius | Dionȳsiī |
| Genitive | Dionȳsiī Dionȳsī1 |
Dionȳsiōrum |
| Dative | Dionȳsiō | Dionȳsiīs |
| Accusative | Dionȳsium | Dionȳsiōs |
| Ablative | Dionȳsiō | Dionȳsiīs |
| Vocative | Dionȳsī | Dionȳsiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Dionysius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Dionysius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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