Plutarchus
Latin
Etymology
From Koine Greek Πλούτᾰρχος (Ploútărkhos, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “riches; Pluto”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɫuːˈtar.kʰʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pluˈt̪ar.kus]
Proper noun
Plūtarchus m sg (genitive Plūtarchī); second declension
- Plutarch of Chaeronea (Lūcius Mestrius Plūtarchus, ca. 46 C.E. – 120 C.E.), a celebrated Graeco-Roman philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi; best known for writing his Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, a biographical series commonly referred to as Plutarch's Parallel Lives.
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to Greek Πλούταρχος (Ploútarchos) or English Plutarch
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Plūtarchus |
| genitive | Plūtarchī |
| dative | Plūtarchō |
| accusative | Plūtarchum |
| ablative | Plūtarchō |
| vocative | Plūtarche |
Descendants
- Asturian: Plutarcu
- Catalan: Plutarc
- → Dutch: Plutarchus
- → German: Plutarch
- → English: Plutarch
- French: Plutarque
- Galician: Plutarco
- Italian: Plutarco
- Occitan: Plutarc
- → Polish: Plutarch
- Portuguese: Plutarco, Plutarcho
- Romanian: Plutarh
- Sicilian: Plutarcu
- Spanish: Plutarco
Further reading
- Plūtarchus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1192.
- Plūtarchus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 1747