Praxiphanes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πραξιφάνης (Praxiphánēs).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /prakˈsi.pʰa.neːs/, [präkˈs̠ɪpʰäneːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /prakˈsi.fa.nes/, [präkˈsiːfänes]

Proper noun

Praxiphanēs m sg (genitive Praxiphanis); third declension

  1. A Greek philosopher, native either of Mytilene or Rhodes

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Praxiphanēs
Genitive Praxiphanis
Dative Praxiphanī
Accusative Praxiphanem
Ablative Praxiphane
Vocative Praxiphanēs

References

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