Plutarchus
Latin
Etymology
From Koine Greek Πλούτᾰρχος (Ploútarkhos) from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “riches; Pluto”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pluːˈtar.kʰus/, [pɫ̪uːˈt̪ärkʰʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pluˈtar.kus/, [pluˈt̪ärkus]
Proper noun
Plūtarchus m sg (genitive Plūtarchī); second declension
- Plutarch of Chaeronea (Lūcius Mestrius Plūtarchus, ca. 46 C.E. – 120 C.E.), a celebrated Graeco-Roman philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi; best known for writing his Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, a biographical series commonly referred to as Plutarch's Parallel Lives.
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to Greek Πλούταρχος (Ploútarchos) or English Plutarch
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Plūtarchus |
| Genitive | Plūtarchī |
| Dative | Plūtarchō |
| Accusative | Plūtarchum |
| Ablative | Plūtarchō |
| Vocative | Plūtarche |
Descendants
- Asturian: Plutarcu
- Catalan: Plutarc
- → Dutch: Plutarchus
- → German: Plutarch
- → English: Plutarch
- French: Plutarque
- Galician: Plutarco
- Italian: Plutarco
- Occitan: Plutarc
- → Polish: Plutarch
- Portuguese: Plutarco, Plutarcho
- Romanian: Plutarh
- Sicilian: Plutarcu
- Spanish: Plutarco
Further reading
- Plūtarchus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1192
- Plūtarchus in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, volume 2, 8th edition, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 1747