Solon
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Solon
- An ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver, one of the Seven Sages (c.630-c.560 BC).
- 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:
- Now if your Majesty would have our bristles
To bind your mortar with, or fill our colons
With rich blood, or make brawn out of our gristles,
In policy—ask else your royal Solons—
You ought to give us hog-wash and clean straw,
And sties well thatched; besides it is the law!
- A city in Iowa.
- A town in Maine.
- A town in New York.
- A city in Ohio.
Derived terms
Translations
statesman and lawgiver
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References
- ^ “Solon”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ “Solon”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 “Solon”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Proper noun
Solon
- a surname
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Solon.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈso.loːn/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈso.lon/,
Proper noun
Solōn m sg (genitive Solōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Solōn |
| Genitive | Solōnis |
| Dative | Solōnī |
| Accusative | Solōnem |
| Ablative | Solōne |
| Vocative | Solōn |
Descendants
- Italian: Solone
References
- “Solon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Solon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Solon m pers
Declension
Declension of Solon
Further reading
- Solon in Polish dictionaries at PWN