Solon

See also: solon, Sólon, and Solón

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊlən/, /ˈsoʊlɒn/[1]
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊlən/,[2][3] /ˈsoʊlɒn/[3]
  • Rhymes: -oʊlɒn

Proper noun

Solon

  1. An ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver, one of the Seven Sages (c.630-c.560 BC).
  2. A city in Iowa.
  3. A town in Maine.
  4. A town in New York.
  5. A city in Ohio.

Derived terms

Translations

References
  1. “Solon” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
  2. “Solon” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. “Solon” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Proper noun

Solon

  1. a surname​

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Solon.

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈso.loːn/, [ˈsɔ.ɫoːn]

Proper noun

Solōn m sg (genitive Solōnis); third declension

  1. Solon (legislator of Athens)

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Solōn
Genitive Solōnis
Dative Solōnī
Accusative Solōnem
Ablative Solōne
Vocative Solōn

Descendants

References
  • Solon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Solon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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