Θεμιστοκλῆς
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From θεμῐστός (themĭstós, “oracular”) + -κλῆς (-klês, “glory”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰe.mis.to.klɛ̂ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /tʰe.mis.toˈkle̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /θe.mis.toˈklis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /θe.mis.toˈklis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /θe.mis.toˈklis/
Proper noun
Θεμῐστοκλῆς • (Themĭstoklês) m (genitive Θεμῐστοκλέους); third declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Themistocles
- the Athenian general Themistocles
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Θεμῐστοκλῆς ho Themĭstoklês | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Θεμῐστοκλέους toû Themĭstokléous | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Θεμῐστοκλεῖ tōî Themĭstokleî | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Θεμῐστοκλέᾱ tòn Themĭstokléā | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Θεμῐστόκλεις Themĭstókleis | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Θεμιστοκλής (Themistoklís)
- → Latin: Themistoclēs
- → Italian: Temistocle
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027
- Θεμιστοκλῆς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette