Themistocles

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεμιστοκλῆς (Themistoklês).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tʰeˈmis.to.kleːs/, [t̪ʰɛˈmɪs̠t̪ɔkɫ̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /teˈmis.to.kles/, [t̪eˈmist̪okles]

Proper noun

Themistoclēs m sg (genitive Themistoclis); third declension

1. an Athenian politician and general

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Themistoclēs
Genitive	Themistoclis
Dative	Themistoclī
Accusative	Themistoclem
Ablative	Themistocle
Vocative	Themistoclēs

Descendants

• Italian: Temistocle

References

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