Anacreon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈnækɹiən/

Proper noun

Anacreon

1. An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek lyric poet (570 BCE – 488 BCE), notable for his drinking songs and hymns.

Translations

Ancient Greek name

• Armenian: Անակրեոն (Anakreon)
• Greek: Ανακρέων (el) m (Anakréon)

  Ancient: Ἀνακρέων m (Anakréōn)

• Portuguese: Anacreonte m

Anagrams

• nanoacre

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈna.kre.oːn/, [äˈnäkreoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈna.kre.on/, [äˈnäːkreon]

Proper noun

Anacreōn m sg (genitive Anacreontis); third declension

1. Anacreon

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Anacreōn
Genitive	Anacreontis
Dative	Anacreontī
Accusative	Anacreontem
Ablative	Anacreonte
Vocative	Anacreon

Derived terms

• Anacreontius
• Anacreonticus

Descendants

• Italian: Anacreonte

References

• “Anacreon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Anacreon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.