Aeschylus

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Aeschylus, from Ancient Greek Αἰσχύλος (Aiskhúlos).

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: ĕskĭlŭs, IPA(key): /ˈɛs.kə.ləs/, /ˈɛ.skə.ləs/

Proper noun

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Aeschylus

  1. A Greek dramatic poet (525 BCE—456 BCE); Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians.
  2. (historical) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
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Translations

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Aeschylus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Αἰσχύλος (Aiskhúlos).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Aeschylus m sg (genitive Aeschylī); second declension

  1. Aeschylus, the Greek tragedian

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Aeschylus
Genitive Aeschylī
Dative Aeschylō
Accusative Aeschylum
Ablative Aeschylō
Vocative Aeschyle

Descendants

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  • English: Aeschylus
  • French: Eschyle
  • Italian: Eschilo

References

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  • Aeschylus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Aeschylus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.