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English
Proper noun
Miltiades
- A male given name from Ancient Greek
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μιλτιάδης (Miltiádēs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Miltiadēs m sg (genitive Miltiadis); third declension
- a celebrated Greek general, victor in the battle of Marathon
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
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References
- “Miltiades”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Miltiades in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Miltiades”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray