Clisthenes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κλεισθένης (Kleisthénēs).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkliːs.tʰe.neːs/, [ˈkliːs.tʰɛ.neːs]

Proper noun

Clīsthenēs m (genitive Clīsthenis); third declension

  1. a prominent Greek statesman and orator

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular
nominative Clīsthenēs
genitive Clīsthenis
dative Clīsthenī
accusative Clīsthenem
ablative Clīsthene
vocative Clīsthenēs

References

  • Clisthenes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Clisthenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Clisthenes in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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