Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek Κτησίας (Ktēsías).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Ctēsiās m sg (genitive Ctēsiae); first declension

  1. A Greek physician and historian from Cnidus

Declension edit

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Ctēsiās
Genitive Ctēsiae
Dative Ctēsiae
Accusative Ctēsiān
Ablative Ctēsiā
Vocative Ctēsiā

References edit

  • Ctesias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Ctesias”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray