Chrysippus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Chrysippus, from Ancient Greek Χρύσιππος (Khrúsippos).

Proper noun

Chrysippus

1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Chrysippus, an Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher of the Hellenistic period.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χρύσιππος (Khrúsippos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰryːˈsip.pus/, [kʰryːˈs̠ɪpːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kriˈsip.pus/, [kriˈs̬ipːus]

Proper noun

Chrȳsippus m sg (genitive Chrȳsippī); second declension

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek — famously held by:
   1. Chrysippus, an Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher of the Hellenistic period.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Chrȳsippus
Genitive	Chrȳsippī
Dative	Chrȳsippō
Accusative	Chrȳsippum
Ablative	Chrȳsippō
Vocative	Chrȳsippe

References

• “Chrysippus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Chrysippus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 303.
• Chrysippus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung