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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Ptolemāicus 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”). Compare Sicilian tulimaicu, Spanish tolemaico, Portuguese ptolomaico, French ptolémaïque.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /to.leˈmaj.ko/
- Rhymes: -ajko
- Hyphenation: to‧le‧mài‧co
Adjective
tolemaico (feminine tolemaica, masculine plural tolemaici, feminine plural tolemaiche)
- Ptolemaic
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toleˈmaiko/
- Rhymes: -aiko
- Syllabification: to‧le‧mai‧co
Adjective
tolemaico (feminine tolemaica, masculine plural tolemaicos, feminine plural tolemaicas)
- Alternative form of ptolemaico
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