Ἱπποκράτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, horse) +‎ κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, power) +‎ -ης (-ēs). Compare Κράτιππος (Krátippos), which uses the same elements in the reverse order.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ῐ̔πποκρᾰ́της • (Hĭppokrắtēsm (genitive Ῐ̔πποκρᾰ́τους); third declension

  1. a male given name, Hippocrates
  2. in particular, the physician Hippocrates of Kos

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Ιπποκράτης (Ippokrátis)
  • Arabic: أَبُقْرَاط (ʔabuqrāṭ), بُقْرَاط (buqrāṭ)
  • Italian: Ippocrate
  • Latin: Hippocrates
  • Old Armenian: Հիպոկրատէս (Hipokratēs)
  • Turkish: Hipokrat

References

  • Ἱπποκράτης”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,013