Theophrastus
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English
Proper noun
Theophrastus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Θεόφραστος (Theóphrastos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tʰe.oˈpʰras.tus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /te.oˈfras.tus/,
Proper noun
Theophrastus m sg (genitive Theophrastī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Theophrastus |
| Genitive | Theophrastī |
| Dative | Theophrastō |
| Accusative | Theophrastum |
| Ablative | Theophrastō |
| Vocative | Theophraste |
References
- “Theophrastus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Theophrastus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.