Pherecydes
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Pherecȳdēs, from Ancient Greek Φερεκῡ́δης (Pherekū́dēs), from Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō, “to carry, to bring”) + κῦδος (kûdos, “renown, glory”) + -ης (-ēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfɛɹɪˈsaɪdiːz/
- Hyphenation: Pher‧e‧cy‧des
Proper noun
Pherecydes
- An Ancient Greek thinker from the island of Syros, who authored a cosmogony that bridged the mythological thought of Hesiod and pre-Socratic philosophy (fl. 6th century BC)
- An historian and genealogist from Athens (fl. c. 465 BC)
- An historian from the Greek island of Leros, possibly the same person as the Athenian historian (before 480–477 BC)
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Translations
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φερεκῡ́δης (Pherekū́dēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pʰɛ.rɛˈkyː.deːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fe.reˈt͡ʃiː.des]
Proper noun
Pherecȳdēs m sg (genitive Pherecȳdis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Pherecȳdēs |
| genitive | Pherecȳdis |
| dative | Pherecȳdī |
| accusative | Pherecȳdem |
| ablative | Pherecȳde |
| vocative | Pherecȳdēs |
Descendants
- → English: Pherecydes
- French: Phérécyde
- Italian: Ferecide
References
- “Phĕrĕcȳdēs”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1172.