Heraclitus
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English
Alternative forms
- Heracleitus (after the Classical Greek spelling)
Etymology
From Latin Hēraclītus, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos).
Pronunciation
- enPR: hĕr'əklīʹtəs,[1] IPA(key): /ˌhɛɹ.əˈklaɪ.təs/[2]
- (Latinate) IPA(key): /he(ɪ).ɹɑ(ː)ˈkli(ː).tus/, /hɛɹ.əˈkli(ː).təs/
Proper noun
Heraclitus
- An Ancient Greek male given name from Ancient Greek, notably borne by Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher
Derived terms
Translations
given name
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References
- ^ “Her·a·cli·tus” listed in the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ “Her⋅a⋅cli⋅tus” defined by Dictionary.com Unabridged
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /heː.raːˈkliː.tus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.raˈkli.tus/,
Proper noun
Hērāclītus m sg (genitive Hērāclītī); second declension
- An ancient Greek given name.
- The philosopher Heraclitus.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Hērāclītus |
| genitive | Hērāclītī |
| dative | Hērāclītō |
| accusative | Hērāclītum |
| ablative | Hērāclītō |
| vocative | Hērāclīte |
Descendants
- → English: Heraclitus
- → French: Héraclite
- → Italian: Eraclito
- → Portuguese: Heráclito
- → Spanish: Héraclito
References
- “Heraclitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press