Posidonius
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Posīdōnius, from Ancient Greek Ποσειδώνιος (Poseidṓnios).
Proper noun
Posidonius
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Posidonius, an Ancient Greek polymath of the Hellenistic period, best known for his studies of philosophy.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ποσειδώνιος (Poseidṓnios).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /po.siːˈdoː.ni.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /po.siˈdo.ni.us/,
Proper noun
Posīdōnius m sg (genitive Posīdōniī or Posīdōnī); second declension
- a male given name from Ancient Greek — famously held by:
- Posidonius, an Ancient Greek polymath of the Hellenistic period.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Posīdōnius |
| genitive | Posīdōniī Posīdōnī1 |
| dative | Posīdōniō |
| accusative | Posīdōnium |
| ablative | Posīdōniō |
| vocative | Posīdōnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Pŏsīdōnĭus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pŏsīdōnĭus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,205.
- Posīdōnius in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung