Megasthenes
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεγασθένης (Megasthénēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /meˈɡas.tʰe.neːs/, [mɛˈɡäs̠t̪ʰɛneːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈɡas.te.nes/, [meˈɡäst̪enes]
Proper noun
Megasthenēs m sg (genitive Megasthenis); third declension
- A Greek historian and geographer
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Megasthenēs |
| Genitive | Megasthenis |
| Dative | Megasthenī |
| Accusative | Megasthenem |
| Ablative | Megasthene |
| Vocative | Megasthenēs |
References
- “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.
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