Triptolemus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τριπτόλεμος (Triptólemos).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /tripˈto.le.mus/, [t̪rɪpˈt̪ɔɫ̪ɛmʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tripˈto.le.mus/, [t̪ripˈt̪ɔːlemus]

Proper noun

Triptolemus m sg (genitive Triptolemī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) The mythological inventor of agriculture

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Triptolemus
Genitive Triptolemī
Dative Triptolemō
Accusative Triptolemum
Ablative Triptolemō
Vocative Triptoleme

Derived terms

  • Triptolemicus

References

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