Aristippus
English
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀρίστιππος (Arístippos).
Proper noun
Aristippus
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage.
Derived terms
Translations
given name
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀρίστιππος (Arístippos), from ἄριστος (áristos, “best”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.rɪsˈtɪp.pʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.risˈt̪ip.pus]
Proper noun
Aristippus m sg (genitive Aristippī); second declension
- Aristippus, a male given name from Ancient Greek, particularly
- Aristippus of Cyrene, a disciple of Socrates who developed Cyrenaicism
- Aristippus the Younger, his grandson who codified its arguments
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aristippus | Aristippī |
| genitive | Aristippī | Aristippōrum |
| dative | Aristippō | Aristippīs |
| accusative | Aristippum | Aristippōs |
| ablative | Aristippō | Aristippīs |
| vocative | Aristippe | Aristippī |
Derived terms
- Aristippēus
Descendants
- English: Aristippus
- French: Aristippe
References
- “Aristippus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Aristippus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.