Πραξιτέλης
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From πρᾶξις (prâxis, “deed, work”) + τέλος (télos, “fulfillment, accomplishment”) + -ης (-ēs).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /praːk.si.té.lɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /prak.siˈte.le̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /prak.siˈte.lis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /prak.siˈte.lis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /prak.siˈte.lis/
Proper noun
Πρᾱξῐτέλης • (Prāxitélēs) m (genitive Πρᾱξῐτέλους); third declension
- a male given name
- In particular: Praxiteles, Athenian sculptor from the Classical period.
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Πρᾱξῐτέλης ho Prāxitélēs | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Πρᾱξῐτέλους toû Prāxitélous | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Πρᾱξῐτέλει tôi Prāxitélei | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Πρᾱξῐτέλη tòn Prāxitélē | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Πρᾱξῐ́τελες Prāxíteles | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Πραξιτέλης (Praxitélis)
- → Latin: Praxiteles