Abderite

Abderite

English

Etymology

From Latin Abderita, Abderites, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδηρίτης (Abdērítēs).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.dəˌɹaɪt/

Noun

Abderite (plural Abderites)

1. An inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace.
   • 1814, G. Booth, chapter 4, in The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian, volume 2, translation of original by Diodorus, page 27:

     To that end they entered the borders of the Abderites in another part of Thrace, and wasted and spoiled the country […]

2. (‘the Abderite’) Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.

Usage notes

Ancient belief was that "the people of Abdera are fools and madmen" (stulti et insani Abderitae).[1]

Synonyms

• Abderian

Derived terms

Derived terms

• abderite

Translations

native of Abdera, Thrace

German: Abderit (de) m Portuguese: abderita m or f

Swedish: abderit (sv) c

See also

• abderian

References

1. the Latin and English phrases are quoted as they appear in Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy, volume 1 (2010)

Anagrams

• ebriated, rebaited, tire bead