Ἀριστοφάνης

See also: Αριστοφάνης

Ancient Greek

From ἄριστος (áristos, “best”) +‎ -φανής (-phanḗs, “seeming, appearing”).

Ἀρῐστοφᾰ́νης • (Aristophánēs) m (genitive Ἀρῐστοφᾰ́νους); third declension

A male given name, equivalent to English Aristophanes
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  Particularly: “Pindar, Nemean Ode”)
in particular, the 5th century BCE comic playwright Aristophanes

Third declension of ὁ Ᾰ̓ρῐστοφᾰ́νης; τοῦ Ᾰ̓ρῐστοφᾰ́νους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ᾰ̓ρῐστοφᾰ́νης ho Aristophánēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰ̓ρῐστοφᾰ́νους toû Aristophánous
Dative	τῷ Ᾰ̓ρῐστοφᾰ́νει tôi Aristophánei
Accusative	τὸν Ᾰ̓ρῐστοφᾰ́νη tòn Aristophánē
Vocative	Ᾰ̓ρῐστόφᾰνες Aristóphanes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Greek: Αριστοφάνης (Aristofánis)
→ Latin: Aristophanēs (see there for further descendants)
→ Old Armenian: Արիստոփանէս (Aristopʿanēs)
- Armenian: Արիստոփանես (Aristopʿanes)