Leosthenes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λεωσθένης (Leōsthénēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /leˈoːs.tʰe.neːs/, [ɫ̪eˈoːs̠t̪ʰɛneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈos.te.nes/, [leˈɔst̪enes]

Proper noun

Leōsthenēs m sg (genitive Leōsthenis); third declension

1. An Athenian commander during the Lamian War

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Leōsthenēs
Genitive	Leōsthenis
Dative	Leōsthenī
Accusative	Leōsthenem
Ablative	Leōsthene
Vocative	Leōsthenēs

References

• “Leosthenes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray