Diocletian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌdaɪ.əˈkliːʃən/, X-SAMPA: /%daI.8"kli:S@n/

Proper noun

Diocletian

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

Derived terms

• Diocletian window
• Diocletianic

Translations

Roman cognomen

• Armenian: Դիոկղետիանոս (hy) (Diokġetianos) 
• Catalan: Dioclecià (ca) m
• French: Dioclétien (fr) m
• Galician: Diocleciano (gl) m
• Georgian: დიოკლეტიანე (ka) (diokletiane) 
• German: Diokletian (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Διοκλῆς m, Διοκλητιανός

• Hungarian: Diocletianus (hu)
• Indonesian: Diocletianus (id)

• Italian: Diocleziano (it) m
• Latin: Dioclētiānus (la) m
• Malay: Diocletian (ms)
• Portuguese: Diocleciano (pt) m
• Romanian: Dioclețian (ro)
• Russian: Диоклетиан (ru) m (Diokletian)
• Sicilian: Diuclezzianu (scn) m
• Spanish: Diocleciano (es) m
• Turkish: Diocletianus (tr)