Theophrastus

English

Proper noun

Theophrastus

1. An Ancient Greek philosopher

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θεόφραστος (Theóphrastos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tʰe.oˈpʰras.tus/, [t̪ʰeɔˈpʰräs̠t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.oˈfras.tus/, [t̪eoˈfräst̪us]

Proper noun

Theophrastus m sg (genitive Theophrastī); second declension

1. A Greek philosopher of Eressus, disciple of Plato and Aristotle

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Theophrastus
Genitive	Theophrastī
Dative	Theophrastō
Accusative	Theophrastum
Ablative	Theophrastō
Vocative	Theophraste

References

• “Theophrastus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Theophrastus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.