Diphilus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δίφιλος (Díphilos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.pʰi.lus/, [ˈd̪iːpʰɪɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.fi.lus/, [ˈd̪iːfilus]

Proper noun

Dīphilus m sg (genitive Dīphilī); second declension

1. A comic poet of Athens

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Dīphilus
genitive	Dīphilī
dative	Dīphilō
accusative	Dīphilum
ablative	Dīphilō
vocative	Dīphile

Derived terms

• Dīphilius

References

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