Onesicritus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀνησίκριτος (Onēsíkritos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /o.neːˈsi.kri.tus/, [ɔneːˈs̠ɪkrɪt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /o.neˈsi.kri.tus/, [oneˈs̬iːkrit̪us]
Proper noun edit
Onēsicritus m sg (genitive Onēsicritī); second declension
- A Greek historian who accompanied Alexander the Great in his campaigns in Asia
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Onēsicritus |
| Genitive | Onēsicritī |
| Dative | Onēsicritō |
| Accusative | Onēsicritum |
| Ablative | Onēsicritō |
| Vocative | Onēsicrite |
References edit
- Onesicritus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Onesicritus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray