Σωκράτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σῶς (sôs, “safe and sound”, the root of σῴζω (sṓizō)) +‎ κράτος (krátos, “power”) +‎ -ης (-ēs, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Σωκρᾰ́της • (Sōkrátēs) m (genitive Σωκρᾰ́τους, diminutive Σωκρᾰτίδῐον); third declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Socrates
  2. in particular, the 5th century BCE philosopher Socrates

Declension

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Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /soˈkɾatis/
  • Hyphenation: Σω‧κρά‧της

Proper noun

Σωκράτης • (Sokrátis) m

  1. Socrates, the 5th century BCE philosopher.
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Socrates
  3. A saint whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 10 April.

Declension
  Σωκράτης
case     \     number singular
nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) •
genitive Σωκράτη •
accusative Σωκράτη •
vocative Σωκράτη •
Less common genitive: Σωκράτους

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