Aristippus

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀρίστιππος (Arístippos).

Proper noun

Aristippus

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀρίστιππος (Arístippos), from ἄριστος (áristos, best) + ἵππος (híppos, horse).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Aristippus m sg (genitive Aristippī); second declension

  1. Aristippus, a male given name from Ancient Greek, particularly
    1. Aristippus of Cyrene, a disciple of Socrates who developed Cyrenaicism
    2. 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.