Manetho

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μανεθών (Manethṓn), itself from Egyptian; see the Greek entry for possible etyma.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ne.tʰoː/, [ˈmänɛt̪ʰoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ne.to/, [ˈmäːnet̪o]

Proper noun

Manethō m sg (genitive Manethōnis); third declension

1. An Egyptian priest of Sebennytus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Manethō
Genitive	Manethōnis
Dative	Manethōnī
Accusative	Manethōnem
Ablative	Manethōne
Vocative	Manethō

References

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