Plato
English
Etymology
Via Latin, from Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn), from πλατύς (platús, “broad, wide”), either because of Plato's robust body, or wide forehead or the breadth of his eloquence.
Proper noun
Plato
- Greek philosopher, 427-347 BC, follower of Socrates.
- A male given name.
- 1993 Nina Bawden, The Real Plato Jones, Houghton Miffin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 1:
- My name is Plato Jones. Plato Constantine Jones. Plato because my mother is Greek, and Jones because my father is Welsh, and Constantine after his father, my grandfather, who is Constantine Llewellyn Jones.
- 1993 Nina Bawden, The Real Plato Jones, Houghton Miffin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 1:
Derived terms
terms derived from Plato
- platonic hydrocarbons
- Platonism
Translations
Greek philosopher
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See also
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpla.toː/, [ˈpɫa.toː]
Proper noun
Platō m (genitive Platōnis); third declension
- Plato, a Greek philosopher
- Lectitavisse Platonem studiose.
- To have often read Plato zealously.
- Lectitavisse Platonem studiose.
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Platō |
Genitive | Platōnis |
Dative | Platōnī |
Accusative | Platōnem |
Ablative | Platōne |
Vocative | Platō |
Related terms
- Platōnicī m (“Platonists”)
- Platōnicus (“Platonic”, adjective)
- Platōnista (“Platonist”)
- Platōnica
Descendants
- English: Plato
References
- Plato in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Plato in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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