Triptolemus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τριπτόλεμος (Triptólemos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tripˈto.le.mus/, [t̪rɪpˈt̪ɔɫ̪ɛmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tripˈto.le.mus/, [t̪ripˈt̪ɔːlemus]
Proper noun
[edit]Triptolemus m sg (genitive Triptolemī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) The mythological inventor of agriculture
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Triptolemus |
| Genitive | Triptolemī |
| Dative | Triptolemō |
| Accusative | Triptolemum |
| Ablative | Triptolemō |
| Vocative | Triptoleme |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Triptolemus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Triptolemus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray