Ptolemaic

Ptolemaic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πτολεμαϊκός (Ptolemaïkós).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌtɒləˈmeɪɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌtɑːləˈmeɪɪk/

Adjective

Ptolemaic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt.
2. Of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy.

Synonyms

• Ptolemaean, Ptolemaian

Derived terms

• Ptolemaic system

Translations

of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies

Armenian: պտղոմեոսյան (ptłomeosyan) Finnish: ptolemaiolainen

French: ptolémaïque (fr) m or f

of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy

Armenian: պտղոմեոսյան (ptłomeosyan) Czech: ptolemaiovský

Danish: ptolemæisk French: ptolémaïque (fr) m or f

Anagrams

• compilate, palmetoic