Descartes

See also: descartes and descartés

English

Etymology

From French Descartes.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /deɪˈkɑːt/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t

Proper noun

Descartes (countable and uncountable, plural Descarteses)

A surname from French
René Descartes: A French philosopher and mathematician, who lived from 1596 to 1650.

Derived terms

Related terms

Cartesian

Translations

French philosopher and mathematician

Chinese:
Mandarin: 笛卡爾 / 笛卡尔 (zh) (Díkǎ'ěr), 笛卡兒 / 笛卡儿 (zh) (Díkǎ'ér)
Greek: Καρτέσιος (el) m (Kartésios)
Hindi: देकार्त (dekārt)
Italian: Cartesio (it) m
Marathi: देकार्त m (dekārta)
Russian: Дека́рт (ru) m (Dekárt)

See also

Anagrams

sacredest, scaredest

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /de.kaʁt/
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Proper noun

Descartes m or f by sense

Descartes: a surname
Descartes (“René Descartes”): A French philosopher and mathematician, who lived from 1596 to 1650.

Descendants

English: Descartes

See also