Plethon
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Pletho (Latinized)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Πλήθων (Plḗthōn), adopted by Plethon as a nickname or cognomen from Attic Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “multitude, great number”) as a classicizing substitute for his surname Γεμιστός (Gemistós), from γεμιστός (gemistós, “filled, stuffed”). The particular form may have been chosen to mirror Πλάτων (Plátōn, “Plato”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Plethon
- Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.
Derived terms
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[edit]Georgios Gemistos Plethon
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Etymology
[edit]From Byzantine Greek Πλήθων (Plḗthōn), from Attic Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “multitude, great number”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Plethon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Plethons)
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