Empedocles
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See also: Empedoclès
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἐμπεδοκλῆς (Empedoklês).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: ĕmpĕʹdəklēz, IPA(key): /ɛmˈpɛdəˌkliːz/
Proper noun
Empedocles
- A Greek philosopher who held that all matter was composed of earth, air, fire and water.
- A volcano off the southern coast of Sicily.
Translations
philosopher
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Further reading
- “Empedocles”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐμπεδοκλῆς (Empedoklês).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /emˈpe.do.kleːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /emˈpe.do.kles/,
Proper noun
Empedoclēs m sg (genitive Empedoclis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Empedoclēs |
| genitive | Empedoclis |
| dative | Empedoclī |
| accusative | Empedoclem |
| ablative | Empedocle |
| vocative | Empedoclēs |
Derived terms
References
- “Empedocles”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Empedocles in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.