Metrodorus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μητρόδωρος (Mētródōros).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /meː.troˈdoː.rus/, [meːt̪rɔˈd̪oːrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.troˈdo.rus/, [met̪roˈd̪ɔːrus]
Proper noun[edit]
Mētrodōrus m sg (genitive Mētrodōrī); second declension
- An Epicurean philosopher born in Lampsacum
- An orator and politician of Scepsis
- A philosopher from the school of Democritus
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Mētrodōrus |
| Genitive | Mētrodōrī |
| Dative | Mētrodōrō |
| Accusative | Mētrodōrum |
| Ablative | Mētrodōrō |
| Vocative | Mētrodōre |
References[edit]
- “Metrodorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Metrodorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Metrodorus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray