Aeschines
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Aeschinēs or its etymon, Ancient Greek Αἰσχῐ́νης (Aiskhínēs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aeschines
- (Ancient Greece) A celebrated Greek statesman and orator (389–314 B.C.E.; full name Αἰσχίνης Ἀτρομήτου Κοθωκίδης, Aeschines Atrometi f. Cothocides), one the Canon of Ten Attic Orators.
Translations
Greek statesman and Canonical Attic Orator (389–314 BC)
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Further reading
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἰσχῐ́νης (Aiskhínēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈae̯s.kʰi.neːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈes.ki.nes/,
Proper noun
Aeschinēs m sg (genitive Aeschinis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Aeschinēs |
| genitive | Aeschinis |
| dative | Aeschinī |
| accusative | Aeschinem |
| ablative | Aeschine |
| vocative | Aeschinēs |
Descendants
References
- “Aeschines”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Aeschines in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Further reading
Aeschines on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la