Plato
English edit
Etymology edit
Via Latin Plato, from Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn), from πλατύς (platús, “broad, wide”), either because of Plato's robust body, or wide forehead or the breadth of his eloquence.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Plato
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1993, Nina Bawden, The Real Plato Jones, Houghton Miffin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 1:
- My name is Plato Jones. Plato Constantine Jones. Plato because my mother is Greek, and Jones because my father is Welsh, and Constantine after his father, my grandfather, who is Constantine Llewellyn Jones.
- The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Greek philosopher
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Plato”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Plato”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Plato”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “Plato”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Plato”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Plato, britannica.com
- Plato, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Wikisource:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Plato
- Wikisource:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Plato and Platonism
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpla.toː/, [ˈpɫ̪ät̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpla.to/, [ˈpläːt̪o]
Proper noun edit
Platō m sg (genitive Platōnis); third declension
- Plato, a Greek philosopher
- Lēctitāvisse Platōnem studiōsē.
- To have often read Plato zealously.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Platō |
Genitive | Platōnis |
Dative | Platōnī |
Accusative | Platōnem |
Ablative | Platōne |
Vocative | Platō |
Related terms edit
- Platōnica
- Platōnicus (“Platonic”, adjective)
- Platōnicī m (“Platonists”)
- Platōnista (“Platonist”)
Descendants edit
- English: Plato
References edit
- “Plato”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Plato in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette