Ptolemaeus
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Ptolemeus (Late Latin, Vulgate)
- Ptolemæus
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pto.leˈmae̯.us/, [pt̪ɔɫ̪ɛˈmäe̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pto.leˈme.us/, [pt̪oleˈmɛːus]
Proper noun[edit]
Ptolemaeus m (genitive Ptolemaeī); second declension
- Ptolemy (name of Greek origin)
- a surname from Ancient Greek
- a male given name from Ancient Greek
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Ptolemaeus | Ptolemaeī |
Genitive | Ptolemaeī | Ptolemaeōrum |
Dative | Ptolemaeō | Ptolemaeīs |
Accusative | Ptolemaeum | Ptolemaeōs |
Ablative | Ptolemaeō | Ptolemaeīs |
Vocative | Ptolemaee | Ptolemaeī |
Descendants[edit]
- Catalan: Ptolomeu, Ptolemeu
- English: Ptolemy
- French: Ptolémée
- Italian: Tolomeo
- Portuguese: Ptolomeu, Ptolemeu
- Romanian: Ptolemeu
- Spanish: Ptolomeo, Tolomeo
References[edit]
- “Ptolemaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ptolemaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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