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English
Etymology
From the Latin Hēsychïus, from the Ancient Greek Ἡσῠ́χῐος (Hēsúkhios).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hesychius
- A Greek grammarian from the 5th century AD, known for compiling the richest lexicon of unusual and obscure Ancient Greek words.
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Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ἡσῠ́χῐος (Hēsúkhios).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hēsychius m sg (genitive Hēsychiī or Hēsychī); second declension
- a male given name, Hesychius, from Ancient Greek, famously held by:
- Hesychius of Alexandria (fl. late AD 4th C.), Greek grammarian and lexicographer
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Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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