Plato
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English
Etymology
Via Latin Plato, from Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn), from πλατύς (platús, “broad, wide”), either because of Plato's robust body, or wide forehead or the breadth of his eloquence.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Plato
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1993, Nina Bawden, The Real Plato Jones, Houghton Miffin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 1:
- My name is Plato Jones. Plato Constantine Jones. Plato because my mother is Greek, and Jones because my father is Welsh, and Constantine after his father, my grandfather, who is Constantine Llewellyn Jones.
- The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates.
Derived terms
Translations
Greek philosopher
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See also
Further reading
- “Plato”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Plato”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Plato”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “Plato”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Plato”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Plato, britannica.com
- Plato, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Wikisource:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Plato
- Wikisource:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Plato and Platonism
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Platō m sg (genitive Platōnis); third declension
- Plato, a Greek philosopher
- Lēctitāvisse Platōnem studiōsē.
- To have often read Plato zealously.
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Platō |
| Genitive | Platōnis |
| Dative | Platōnī |
| Accusative | Platōnem |
| Ablative | Platōne |
| Vocative | Platō |
Related terms
- Platōnica
- Platōnicus (“Platonic”, adjective)
- Platōnicī m (“Platonists”)
- Platōnista (“Platonist”)
Descendants
- English: Plato
References
- “Plato”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Plato in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.