Clisthenes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κλεισθένης (Kleisthénēs).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkliːs.tʰe.neːs/, [ˈklʲiːs̠t̪ʰɛneːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈklis.te.nes/, [ˈklist̪enes]

Proper noun

Clīsthenēs m sg (genitive Clīsthenis); third declension

  1. a prominent Greek statesman and orator

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Clīsthenēs
Genitive Clīsthenis
Dative Clīsthenī
Accusative Clīsthenem
Ablative Clīsthene
Vocative Clīsthenēs

References
  • “Clisthenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Clisthenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Clisthenes”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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