Πρωταγόρας
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From πρωτο- (prōto-, “first”) + ἀγορᾱ́ (agorā́, “assembly”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /prɔː.ta.ɡó.raːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pro.taˈɡo.ras/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /pro.taˈɣo.ras/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /pro.taˈɣo.ras/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /pro.taˈɣo.ras/
Proper noun
Πρωτᾰγόρᾱς • (Prōtagórās) m (genitive Πρωτᾰγόρου); first declension
- a male given name: Protagoras
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Πρωτᾰγόρᾱς ho Prōtagórās | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Πρωτᾰγόρου toû Prōtagórou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Πρωτᾰγόρᾳ tôi Prōtagórāi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Πρωτᾰγόρᾱν tòn Prōtagórān | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Πρωτᾰγόρᾱ Prōtagórā | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Πρωτᾰγόρειος (Prōtagóreios)
Descendants
- Greek: Πρωταγόρας (Protagóras)
- Latin: Prōtagoras
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,023
- Πρωταγόρας in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette