Megasthenes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεγασθένης (Megasthénēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /meˈɡas.tʰe.neːs/, [mɛˈɡäs̠t̪ʰɛneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /meˈɡas.te.nes/, [meˈɡäst̪enes]

Proper noun

Megasthenēs m sg (genitive Megasthenis); third declension

1. A Greek historian and geographer

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Megasthenēs
Genitive	Megasthenis
Dative	Megasthenī
Accusative	Megasthenem
Ablative	Megasthene
Vocative	Megasthenēs

References

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