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Ancient Greek
Etymology
ἐρᾰτός (eratós, “lovely”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strong”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ra.tos.tʰé.nɛːs/ → /e.ra.tosˈθe.nis/ → /e.ra.tosˈθe.nis/
Proper noun
Ἐρᾰτοσθένης • (Eratosthénēs) m (genitive Ἐρᾰτοσθένους); third declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eratosthenes
- (in particular) the 3rd century BCE mathematician Eratosthenes
Declension
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