Praxiphanes
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πραξιφάνης (Praxiphánēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /prakˈsi.pʰa.neːs/, [präkˈs̠ɪpʰäneːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /prakˈsi.fa.nes/, [präkˈsiːfänes]
Proper noun edit
Praxiphanēs m sg (genitive Praxiphanis); third declension
- A Greek philosopher, native either of Mytilene or Rhodes
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Praxiphanēs |
| Genitive | Praxiphanis |
| Dative | Praxiphanī |
| Accusative | Praxiphanem |
| Ablative | Praxiphane |
| Vocative | Praxiphanēs |
References edit
- “Praxiphanes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray