Eratosthenes

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρατοσθένης (Eratosthénēs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛɹəˈtɒsθəniz/

Proper noun

Eratosthenes

An Ancient Greek polymath at Alexandria, best known for his studies of geography.

Derived terms

Eratosthenian

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρατοσθένης (Eratosthénēs).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /e.raˈtos.tʰe.neːs/, [ɛräˈt̪ɔs̠t̪ʰɛneːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.raˈtos.te.nes/, [eräˈt̪ɔst̪enes]

Proper noun

Eratosthenēs m sg (genitive Eratosthenis); third declension

Eratosthenes

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Eratosthenēs
Genitive	Eratosthenis
Dative	Eratosthenī
Accusative	Eratosthenem
Ablative	Eratosthene
Vocative	Eratosthenēs

References

“Eratosthenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Eratosthenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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