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English
Etymology
From Latin Dēmosthenēs, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Demosthenes
- An Ancient Greek male given name from Ancient Greek, famously borne by Demosthenes, the Athenian statesman and orator of 4th century BC.
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).
Proper noun
Dēmosthenēs m sg (genitive Dēmosthenis); third declension
- a prominent Greek statesman and orator
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Demosthenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Demosthenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Demosthenes”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “Demosthenes”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Demosthenes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray