Δημοσθένης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῆμος (dêmos) +‎ σθένος (sthénos) +‎ -ης (-ēs).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Δημοσθένης • (Dēmosthénēs) m (genitive Δημοσθένους); third declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Demosthenes
  2. in particular, the 4th century BCE orator Demosthenes

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Δημοσθένης; τοῦ Δημοσθένους (contracted, Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Δημοσθένης
ho Dēmosthénēs
Genitive τοῦ Δημοσθένους
toû Dēmosthénous
Dative τῷ Δημοσθένει
tōî Dēmosthénei
Accusative τὸν Δημοσθένη
tòn Dēmosthénē
Vocative Δημόσθενες
Dēmósthenes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Δημοσθένης (Dimosthénis)
  • → Latin: Dēmosthenēs

Further reading

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