Theophrastus

English

Proper noun

Theophrastus

An Ancient Greek philosopher

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θεόφραστος (Theóphrastos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /tʰe.oˈpʰras.tus/, [tʰe.ɔˈpʰras.tʊs]

Proper noun

Theophrastus m (genitive Theophrastī); second declension

A Greek philosopher of Eressus, disciple of Plato and Aristotle

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Theophrastus
Genitive	Theophrastī
Dative	Theophrastō
Accusative	Theophrastum
Ablative	Theophrastō
Vocative	Theophraste

References

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

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