Eratosthenes

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρατοσθένης (Eratosthénēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɹəˈtɒsθəniz/

Proper noun

Eratosthenes

1. An Ancient Greek polymath at Alexandria, best known for his studies of geography.

Derived terms

• Eratosthenian

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρατοσθένης (Eratosthénēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /e.raˈtos.tʰe.neːs/, [ɛräˈt̪ɔs̠t̪ʰɛneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.raˈtos.te.nes/, [eräˈt̪ɔst̪enes]

Proper noun

Eratosthenēs m sg (genitive Eratosthenis); third declension

1. Eratosthenes

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Eratosthenēs
genitive	Eratosthenis
dative	Eratosthenī
accusative	Eratosthenem
ablative	Eratosthene
vocative	Eratosthenēs

References

• “Eratosthenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Eratosthenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.