Clisthenes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κλεισθένης (Kleisthénēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkliːs.tʰe.neːs/, [ˈklʲiːs̠t̪ʰɛneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈklis.te.nes/, [ˈklist̪enes]

Proper noun

Clīsthenēs m sg (genitive Clīsthenis); third declension

1. a prominent Greek statesman and orator

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Clīsthenēs
Genitive	Clīsthenis
Dative	Clīsthenī
Accusative	Clīsthenem
Ablative	Clīsthene
Vocative	Clīsthenēs

References

• “Clisthenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Clisthenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Clisthenes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray