Megasthenes
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεγασθένης (Megasthénēs).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /meˈɡas.tʰe.neːs/, [mɛˈɡäs̠t̪ʰɛneːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈɡas.te.nes/, [meˈɡäst̪enes]
Proper noun
[edit]Megasthenēs m sg (genitive Megasthenis); third declension
- A Greek historian and geographer
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Megasthenēs |
| genitive | Megasthenis |
| dative | Megasthenī |
| accusative | Megasthenem |
| ablative | Megasthene |
| vocative | Megasthenēs |
References
[edit]- “Megasthenes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Megasthenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.