Confucius

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Borrowed from Latin Confucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kong”).

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Confucius

  1. an influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘)
    • 1738, “Annals of the Chinese Monarchs”, in A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, Together with the Kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet[1], volume I, London, translation of original by J. B. du Halde, →OCLC, page 167:
      The thirty eighth Year of the Cycle Confucius was preferr’d for his great Merit to be Prime Miniſter of the Kingdom of , his native Country. Thro’ his wiſe Counſel the Face of Affairs was ſoon chang'd throughout the Land ; he reform’d the Abuſes that had crept into it, and reſtor’d Honeſty in dealing ; he taught young Men to reſpect the old, and honour their Parents, even after their Deceaſe ; he inſpir’d the fair Sex with Mildneſs and Chaſtity ; and caus’d Sincerity, Uprightneſs, and all other civil Virtues to prevail among the People.
  2. (very rare) A male given name from Latin.

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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin Confucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kong”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔnˈfy.si.ʏs/
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  • Hyphenation: Con‧fu‧ci‧us

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Confucius m

  1. Confucius

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EtymologyEdit

From Latin Confucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kong”).

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Confucius m

  1. Confucius

LatinEdit

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EtymologyEdit

From Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kong”).

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Cōnfūcius m sg (genitive Cōnfūciī or Cōnfūcī); second declension

  1. Confucius
    • 1687, Philippe Couplet, Confucius, Sinarum Philosophus:
      CUM FU CU, ſive Confucius quem Sinenſes uti Principem Philoſophiæ ſuæ ſequuntur, []
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • 1698, Johann Jacob Hofmann, Lexicon Universale:
      CONFUTIUS, dictus Socrates Sinenſis, tum quia huic σύγχρονος, tum quia morum imprimis Doctrinam excoluit.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • 1826, Stanislas Julien translating Mencius, Meng Tseu[2], page 46:
      Confucius aiebat…
      Confucius said…

DeclensionEdit

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cōnfūcius
Genitive Cōnfūciī
Cōnfūcī1
Dative Cōnfūciō
Accusative Cōnfūcium
Ablative Cōnfūciō
Vocative Cōnfūcī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).