Triptolemus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τριπτόλεμος (Triptólemos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tripˈto.le.mus/, [t̪rɪpˈt̪ɔɫ̪ɛmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tripˈto.le.mus/, [t̪ripˈt̪ɔːlemus]
Proper noun[edit]
Triptolemus m sg (genitive Triptolemī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) The mythological inventor of agriculture
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Triptolemus |
| Genitive | Triptolemī |
| Dative | Triptolemō |
| Accusative | Triptolemum |
| Ablative | Triptolemō |
| Vocative | Triptoleme |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Triptolemus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Triptolemus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray