Herophilus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἡρόφιλος (Hēróphilos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /heːˈro.pʰi.lus/, [heːˈrɔpʰɪɫ̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈro.fi.lus/, [eˈrɔːfilus]

Proper noun

Hērophilus m sg (genitive Hērophilī); second declension

  1. A celebrated physician, native of Calcedon in Bithynia

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Hērophilus
Genitive Hērophilī
Dative Hērophilō
Accusative Hērophilum
Ablative Hērophilō
Vocative Hērophile

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