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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δημάρᾱτος (Dēmárātos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dēmarātus m sg (genitive Dēmarātī); second declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Demaratus, notably borne by:
- Demaratus, king of Sparta
- The father of Pythagoras
- A Corinthian, father of Tarquinius Priscus
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Descendants
References
- “Demaratus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Demaratus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Demaratus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.