Démosthène

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Dēmosthenēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.mɔs.tɛn/

Proper noun

Démosthène m

1. (Ancient Greece) Demosthenes (an Ancient Greek given name, most notably borne by the 5th century BCE politician Demosthenes)

Further reading

• “Démosthène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.