Harmodius

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁρμόδιος (Harmódios).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Harmodius m sg (genitive Harmodiī or Harmodī); second declension

  1. Harmodius, a Greek name borne by:
    1. Harmodius, one of the killers of Hipparchus
    2. Harmodius of Lepreon, a writer

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

  • English: Harmodius
  • Italian: Armodio

References

  • Harmodius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Harmodius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press