Demosthenes

Etymology

From Latin Dēmosthenēs, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈmɒsθəniːz/

Proper noun

Demosthenes

1. An Ancient Greek male given name, famously borne by Demosthenes, the Athenian statesman and orator of 4th century BC.

Further reading

• Demosthenic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).

Proper noun

Dēmosthenēs m (genitive Dēmosthenis); third declension

1. a prominent Greek statesman and orator

References

• Demosthenes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Demosthenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Demosthenes in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
• Demosthenes in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Demosthenes in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray