Πραξιτέλης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πρᾶξις (prâxis, “deed, work”) +‎ τέλος (télos, “fulfillment, accomplishment”) +‎ -ης (-ēs).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Πρᾱξῐτέλης • (Prāxitélēs) m (genitive Πρᾱξῐτέλους); third declension

  1. a male given name
  2. In particular: Praxiteles, Athenian sculptor from the Classical period.

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ Πρᾱξῐτέλης; τοῦ Πρᾱξῐτέλους (contracted, Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Πρᾱξῐτέλης
ho Prāxitélēs
Genitive τοῦ Πρᾱξῐτέλους
toû Prāxitélous
Dative τῷ Πρᾱξῐτέλει
tôi Prāxitélei
Accusative τὸν Πρᾱξῐτέλη
tòn Prāxitélē
Vocative Πρᾱξῐ́τελες
Prāxíteles
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Πραξιτέλης (Praxitélis)
  • → Latin: Praxiteles
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