Megasthenes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεγασθένης (Megasthénēs).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /meˈɡas.tʰe.neːs/, [mɛˈɡäs̠t̪ʰɛneːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈɡas.te.nes/, [meˈɡäst̪enes]

Proper noun

Megasthenēs m sg (genitive Megasthenis); third declension

  1. A Greek historian and geographer

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Megasthenēs
Genitive Megasthenis
Dative Megasthenī
Accusative Megasthenem
Ablative Megasthene
Vocative Megasthenēs

References
  • “Megasthenes”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Megasthenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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