Πλάτων

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From πλατύς (platus, “broad, wide”), either because of Plato's robust body, or wide forehead or the breadth of his eloquence.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /plátɔ͜ɔn/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /plátoːn/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /pláton/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /pláton/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /pláton/

Proper noun

Πλάτων (genitive Πλάτωνος) m, third declension; (Platōn)

1. Plato

Inflection

    Third declension of Πλάτων, Πλάτωνος

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Πλάτων
Genitive	Πλάτωνος
Dative	Πλάτωνῐ
Accusative	Πλάτωνᾰ
Vocative	Πλάτων

Derived terms

• Πλατωνικός
• Πλατωνισμός

Descendants

• Greek: Πλάτων (Platon), Πλάτωνας (Platonas)
• Latin: Plato

References

• Woodhouse’s English-Greek Dictionary page 1022

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Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈplatɔn]

Proper noun

Πλάτων m (Pláton, )

1. Plato

Declension

    declension of Πλάτων

	singular (ενικός)
nominative (ονομαστική)	Πλάτων
genitive (γενική)	Πλάτωνος
accusative (αιτιατική)	Πλάτωνα
vocative (κλητική)	Πλάτων

Derived terms

• πλατωνικός (platonikós, “Platonic”)
• πλατωνισμός m (platonismós, “Platonism”)

External links

• Πλάτων on the Greek Wikipedia.el.Wikipedia