Ptolemaicus

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Latin

Etymology

From Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Ptolemaeus (“Ptolemy”) +‎ -icus (“-ic”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

Ptolemāicus (feminine Ptolemāica, neuter Ptolemāicum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (history, astronomy) Ptolemaic; pertaining to Ptolemy, the Ptolemies dynasty, or the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt (305 BC – 30 BC).
    Synonyms: Ptolemaeēus, Ptolemaeius, Ptolemæus, Ptolemaeus, Ptolemāïs

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Ptolemāicus Ptolemāica Ptolemāicum Ptolemāicī Ptolemāicae Ptolemāica
genitive Ptolemāicī Ptolemāicae Ptolemāicī Ptolemāicōrum Ptolemāicārum Ptolemāicōrum
dative Ptolemāicō Ptolemāicae Ptolemāicō Ptolemāicīs
accusative Ptolemāicum Ptolemāicam Ptolemāicum Ptolemāicōs Ptolemāicās Ptolemāica
ablative Ptolemāicō Ptolemāicā Ptolemāicō Ptolemāicīs
vocative Ptolemāice Ptolemāica Ptolemāicum Ptolemāicī Ptolemāicae Ptolemāica

Descendants

Further reading

  • “Ptolemaicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Ptolemaicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1272.
  • Ptolemaicus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 2058
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