Maimonides
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Maimōnidēs, from Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης (Maïmōnídēs), a translation of Hebrew בֵּן מַיְמוֹן (ben maymon) or Arabic اِبْن مَيْمُون (ibn maymūn), both meaning “son of Maymon”.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /maɪˈmɑnədiz/
Proper noun
Maimonides
Translations
medieval Jewish philosopher
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης (Maïmōnídēs), a translation of Medieval Hebrew בן-מימון (ben maimon) or Arabic اِبْن مَيْمُون (ibn maymūn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.iˈmoː.ni.deːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.iˈmo.ni.des/,
Proper noun
Maimōnidēs m sg (genitive Maimōnidae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Maimōnidēs |
| Genitive | Maimōnidae |
| Dative | Maimōnidae |
| Accusative | Maimōnidēn |
| Ablative | Maimōnidē |
| Vocative | Maimōnidē |
Further reading
Moses Maimonides on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
