Ptolemaeus

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See also: Ptolemäus, and Ptolemæus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ptolemaeus m (genitive Ptolemaeī); second declension

  1. Ptolemy (name of Greek origin)
    1. a surname from Ancient Greek
    2. a male given name from Ancient Greek

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Descendants

References

  • Ptolemaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Ptolemaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.