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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πολύβιος (Polúbios, “Many lives”).
Proper noun
Polybius m
- Certain swimming crabs of the Atlantic and western Mediterranean:
- A taxonomic genus within the family Polybiidae.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Portunidae.
Usage notes
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References
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Polybius, from Ancient Greek Πολύβιος (Polúbios, literally “much life, long-lived”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Polybius
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polybius, an Ancient Greek historian of the Hellenistic period.
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πολύβιος (Polúbios).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Polybius m sg (genitive Polybiī or Polybī); second declension
- a male given name from Ancient Greek — famously held by:
- Polybius, an Ancient Greek historian of the Hellenistic period.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Pŏlybĭus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pŏly̆bĭus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,196.