Leptines

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λεπτίνης (Leptínēs).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛptɪniːz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛptɪniz/

Proper noun

Leptines

1. An Ancient Greek male given name from Ancient Greek

Anagrams

• penlites, pentiles, plenties, spinelet

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λεπτίνης (Leptínēs).

Proper noun

Leptinēs m sg (genitive Leptinae); first declension

1. The name of an Athenian who proposed a law that was opposed by an oration by Demosthenes
2. Leptines of Syracuse

Declension

Third-declension noun or Case Singular Nominative Leptinēs Genitive Leptinis Dative Leptinī Accusative Leptinem Ablative Leptine Vocative Leptinēs

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only. Case Singular Nominative Leptinēs Genitive Leptinae Dative Leptinae Accusative Leptinēn Ablative Leptinē Vocative Leptinē

References

• “Leptines”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray