Erasistratus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρασίστρατος (Erasístratos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.raˈsis.tra.tus/, [ɛ.raˈsɪs.tra.tʊs]
Proper noun
Erasistratus m sg (genitive Erasistratī); second declension
- A famous physician of Alexandria and founder of a medical school
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Erasistratus |
| Genitive | Erasistratī |
| Dative | Erasistratō |
| Accusative | Erasistratum |
| Ablative | Erasistratō |
| Vocative | Erasistrate |
References
- Erasistratus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Erasistratus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Erasistratus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Erasistratus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray