Diocletian

English

Etymology

From Latin Dioclētiānus, Latinate form of Ancient Greek Διοκλῆς (Dioklês). The Roman emperor was named so after his home town of Dioclea in Illyricum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪ.əˈkliːʃən/

Proper noun

Diocletian

Roman cognomen, particularly borne by the Roman emperor Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (245-313).

Derived terms

Diocletian window
Diocletianic

Translations

Roman cognomen

Armenian: Դիոկղետիանոս (Diokłetianos)
Catalan: Dioclecià m
French: Dioclétien (fr) m
Galician: Diocleciano m
Georgian: დიოკლეტიანე (dioḳleṭiane)
German: Diokletian
Greek: Διοκλητιανός m (Dioklitianós)
Ancient: Διοκλῆς m (Dioklês), Διοκλητιανός (Dioklētianós)
Hungarian: Diocletianus
Indonesian: Diocletianus

Italian: Diocleziano m
Latin: Dioclētiānus m
Malay: Diocletian
Portuguese: Diocleciano m
Romanian: Dioclețian
Russian: Диоклетиан m (Diokletian)
Sicilian: Diuclezzianu m
Spanish: Diocleciano m
Turkish: Diocletianus

Adjective

Diocletian (not comparable)

Of or relating to the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Synonyms

Diocletianic

Anagrams

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