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Triptolemus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τριπτόλεμος (Triptólemos).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Triptolemus m sg (genitive Triptolemī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) The mythological inventor of agriculture

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Triptolemus
genitive Triptolemī
dative Triptolemō
accusative Triptolemum
ablative Triptolemō
vocative Triptoleme

Derived terms

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References

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