Thespis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θέσπις (Théspis).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Thespis m sg (genitive Thespis); third declension

  1. The celebrated father of Greek tragedy

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

singular
nominative Thespis
genitive Thespis
dative Thespī
accusative Thespem
ablative Thespe
vocative Thespis

References

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