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Aeschines

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin Aeschinēs or its etymon, Ancient Greek Αἰσχῐ́νης (Aiskhínēs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛskɪniːz/, /ˈiːskɪniːz/

Proper noun

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Aeschines

  1. (Ancient Greece) A celebrated Greek statesman and orator (389–314 B.C.E.; full name Αἰσχίνης Ἀτρομήτου Κοθωκίδης, Aeschines Atrometi f. Cothocides), one the Canon of Ten Attic Orators.

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἰσχῐ́νης (Aiskhínēs).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Aeschinēs m sg (genitive Aeschinis); third declension

  1. (Ancient Greece) Aeschines

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Aeschinēs
genitive Aeschinis
dative Aeschinī
accusative Aeschinem
ablative Aeschine
vocative Aeschinēs

Descendants

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  • Dutch: Aeschines
  • English: Aeschines
  • French: Eschine
  • Italian: Eschine

References

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  • Aeschines”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Aeschines in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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