ptolemaico
Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Ptolemāicus from Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Ptolomeo + -ico.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ptolemaico (feminine ptolemaica, masculine plural ptolemaicos, feminine plural ptolemaicas)
- Ptolemaic (of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs)
- Ptolemaic (of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ptolemaico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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- Rhymes:Spanish/aiko
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