Crates

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κράτης (Krátēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.teːs/, [ˈkrät̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.tes/, [ˈkräːt̪es]

Proper noun

Cratēs m sg (genitive Cratis); third declension

1. a Greek comic poet
2. a Stoic philosopher

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cratēs
genitive	Cratis
dative	Cratī
accusative	Cratem
ablative	Crate
vocative	Cratēs

References

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