Theocritus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεόκριτος (Theókritos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tʰeˈo.kri.tus/, [t̪ʰeˈɔkrɪt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /teˈo.kri.tus/, [t̪eˈɔːkrit̪us]
Proper noun edit
Theocritus m sg (genitive Theocritī); second declension
- A celebrated Greek poet
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Theocritus |
| Genitive | Theocritī |
| Dative | Theocritō |
| Accusative | Theocritum |
| Ablative | Theocritō |
| Vocative | Theocrite |
References edit
- “Theocritus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Theocritus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.