Metrodorus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μητρόδωρος (Mētródōros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /meː.troˈdoː.rus/, [meː.trɔˈdoː.rʊs]
Proper noun
Mētrodōrus m sg (genitive Mētrodōrī); second declension
- An Epicurean philosopher born in Lampsacum
- An orator and politician of Scepsis
- A philosopher from the school of Democritus
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Mētrodōrus |
| Genitive | Mētrodōrī |
| Dative | Mētrodōrō |
| Accusative | Mētrodōrum |
| Ablative | Mētrodōrō |
| Vocative | Mētrodōre |
References
- Metrodorus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Metrodorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Metrodorus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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