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/

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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 (Diokġetianos)
• Catalan: Dioclecià m
• Coptic: ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ (dioklētianos)
• French: Dioclétien (fr) m
• Galician: Diocleciano m
• Georgian: დიოკლეტიანე (dioḳleṭiane)
• German: Diokletian
• Greek: Διοκλητιανός (el) 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)

1. Of or relating to the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Synonyms

• Diocletianic

Anagrams

• Indelicato