Thespis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θέσπις (Théspis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰes.pis/, [ˈt̪ʰɛs̠pɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.pis/, [ˈt̪ɛspis]

Proper noun

Thespis m sg (genitive Thespis); third declension

1. The celebrated father of Greek tragedy

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Thespis
genitive	Thespis
dative	Thespī
accusative	Thespem
ablative	Thespe
vocative	Thespis

References

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