Aristippus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀρίστιππος (Arístippos), from ἄριστος (áristos, “best”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.risˈtip.pus/, [ärɪs̠ˈt̪ɪpːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.risˈtip.pus/, [ärisˈt̪ipːus]

Proper noun

Aristippus m sg (genitive Aristippī); second declension

1. Aristippus, a male given name from Ancient Greek, particularly
   1. Aristippus of Cyrene, a disciple of Socrates who developed Cyrenaicism
   2. Aristippus the Younger, his grandson who codified its arguments

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Aristippus	Aristippī
Genitive	Aristippī	Aristippōrum
Dative	Aristippō	Aristippīs
Accusative	Aristippum	Aristippōs
Ablative	Aristippō	Aristippīs
Vocative	Aristippe	Aristippī

Derived terms

• Aristippēus

 

Descendants

• English: Aristippus
• French: Aristippe

References

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