Triptolemus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τριπτόλεμος (Triptólemos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tripˈto.le.mus/, [t̪rɪpˈt̪ɔɫ̪ɛmʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tripˈto.le.mus/, [t̪ripˈt̪ɔːlemus]

Proper noun

Triptolemus m sg (genitive Triptolemī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) The mythological inventor of agriculture

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Triptolemus
Genitive	Triptolemī
Dative	Triptolemō
Accusative	Triptolemum
Ablative	Triptolemō
Vocative	Triptoleme

Derived terms

• Triptolemicus

References

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