Maimonides
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Maimōnidēs, from Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης (Maïmōnídēs), a translation of Hebrew בֵּן מַיְמוֹן (ben maymon) or Arabic اِبْن مَيْمُون (ibn maymūn), both meaning “son of Maymon”.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /maɪˈmɑnədiz/
Proper noun edit
Maimonides
Translations edit
medieval Jewish philosopher
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης (Maïmōnídēs), a translation of Medieval Hebrew בן-מימון (ben maimon) or Arabic اِبْن مَيْمُون (ibn maymūn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.iˈmoː.ni.deːs/, [mäɪˈmoːnɪd̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.iˈmo.ni.des/, [mäiˈmɔːnid̪es]
Proper noun edit
Maimōnidēs m sg (genitive Maimōnidae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Maimōnidēs |
Genitive | Maimōnidae |
Dative | Maimōnidae |
Accusative | Maimōnidēn |
Ablative | Maimōnidē |
Vocative | Maimōnidē |
Further reading edit
- Moses Maimonides on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la