Epimenides
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἐπιμενίδης (Epimenídēs).
Proper noun edit
Epimenides
- Epimenides of Knossos.
Derived terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπιμενίδης (Epimenídēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.piˈme.ni.deːs/, [ɛpɪˈmɛnɪd̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.piˈme.ni.des/, [epiˈmɛːnid̪es]
Proper noun edit
Epimenidēs m sg (genitive Epimenidis); third declension
- A celebrated philosopher and poet of Crete
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Epimenidēs |
Genitive | Epimenidis |
Dative | Epimenidī |
Accusative | Epimenidem |
Ablative | Epimenide |
Vocative | Epimenidēs |
References edit
- “Epimenides”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Epimenides in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.