Ἐρατοσθένης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐρᾰτός (eratós, “lovely”) +‎ σθένος (sthénos, “strong”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.ra.tos.tʰé.nɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.ra.tosˈtʰe.ne̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.ra.tosˈθe.nis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.ra.tosˈθe.nis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.ra.tosˈθe.nis/

Proper noun

Ἐρᾰτοσθένης • (Eratosthénēs) m (genitive Ἐρᾰτοσθένους); third declension

a male given name, equivalent to English Eratosthenes
in particular, the 3rd century BCE mathematician Eratosthenes

Declension

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