Philoctetes
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιλοκτήτης (Philoktḗtēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰi.lokˈteː.teːs/, [pʰɪɫ̪ɔkˈt̪eːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fi.lokˈte.tes/, [filokˈt̪ɛːt̪es]
Proper noun edit
Philoctētēs m sg (genitive Philoctētae); first declension
- A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Philoctetes
Descendants edit
- Catalan: Filoctetes
- Dutch: Philoctetes
- English: Philoctetes
- French: Philoctète
- German: Philoktetes
- Italian: Filottete
- Portuguese: Filoctetes
- Spanish: Filoctetes
Further reading edit
- Philoctetes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.