Dionysius
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Dionysius, from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος (Dionúsios)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Dionysius
- An Ancient Greek male given name
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Acts 17:34:
- Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Acts 17:34:
Translations[edit]
Ancient Greek male given name
Latin[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Dionȳsius m (genitive Dionȳsiī); second declension
- A male given name equivalent to Dennis.
- tyrant of Syracuse
Inflection[edit]
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Dionȳsius | Dionȳsiī |
| genitive | Dionȳsiī Dionȳsī1 |
Dionȳsiōrum |
| dative | Dionȳsiō | Dionȳsiīs |
| accusative | Dionȳsium | Dionȳsiōs |
| ablative | Dionȳsiō | Dionȳsiīs |
| vocative | Dionȳsī | Dionȳsiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References[edit]
- Dionysius in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Dionysius in Félix Gaffiot (1934), Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
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