Epictetus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπίκτητος (Epíktētos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.pɪkˈtiː.təs/, /ˌɛ.pɪkˈteɪ.təs/

Proper noun

Epictetus

A Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50 – c. 135).

Derived terms

Epictetan

Translations

Translations

Armenian: Էպիկտետոս (Ēpiktetos)
Catalan: Epictet m
Finnish: Epiktetos
French: Épictète (fr) m
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Epiktet m
Italian: Epitteto m
Polish: Epiktet m
Russian: Эпикте́т m (Epiktét)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐπίκτητος (Epíktētos).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛ.pɪkˈteː.tʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [e.pikˈt̪ɛː.t̪us]

Proper noun

Epictētus m sg (genitive Epictētī); second declension

Epictetus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Epictētus
genitive	Epictētī
dative	Epictētō
accusative	Epictētum
ablative	Epictētō
vocative	Epictēte

References

Epictetus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Epictetus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray