Confucius
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Confucius, from the pinyin romanisation of Sinitic 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ) "Master Kong".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Confucius
- Western name of Kong Qiu (孔丘), an influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 BCE – 479 BCE.
- (very rare) A male given name.
Derived terms
See also
Translations
Chinese philosopher
|
|
French
↑Jump back a sectionLatin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Sinitic 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ) "Master Kong".
Proper noun
Confucius (genitive Confucii); m, second declension
- Confucius
- 1687: Philippe Couplet, Confucius, Sinarum Philosophus
- CUM FU CU, ſive Confucius quem Sinenſes uti Principem Philoſophiæ ſuæ ſequuntur, ...
- 1698: Johann Jacob Hofmann, Lexicon Universale
- CONFUTIUS, dictus Socrates Sinenſis, tum quia huic σύγχρονος, tum quia morum imprimis Doctrinam excoluit.
- 1687: Philippe Couplet, Confucius, Sinarum Philosophus
