Archimedes
See also: Archimédes
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Archimēdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Archimedes
- An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer (c. 287–212 BCE).
- (astronomy) A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
Derived terms
Translations
an ancient Greek mathematician
|
a large lunar impact crater
See also
Further reading
- “Archimedes”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Archimedean”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC, page 297, column 1.
- “Archimedes”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.kʰiˈmeː.deːs/, [ärkʰɪˈmeːd̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ar.kiˈme.des/, [ärkiˈmɛːd̪es]
Proper noun
Archimēdēs m sg (genitive Archimēdis); third declension
- Archimedes
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287–212 BCE), Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, and engineer from Syracuse in Sicily
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Archimēdēs |
Genitive | Archimēdis Archimēdī |
Dative | Archimēdī |
Accusative | Archimēdem Archimēdēn |
Ablative | Archimēde |
Vocative | Archimēdēs |
Derived terms
Descendants
Descendants
- → Czech: Archimédes (learned)
- → Dutch: Archimedes (learned)
- → English: Archimedes (learned)
- → French: Archimède (learned)
- → German: Archimedes (learned)
- → Italian: Archimede (learned)
- → Polish: Archimedes (learned)
- → Portuguese: Archimedes, Arquimedes (learned)
- → Sicilian: Archimèdi (learned)
- → Spanish: Arquímedes (learned)
Further reading
- “Archimedes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Archimedes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 155/2.
- Archimedes in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 545
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Archimēdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar.xiˈmɛ.dɛs/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛdɛs
- Syllabification: Ar‧chi‧me‧des
Proper noun
Archimedes m pers
- (engineering, historical, mathematics, physics) Archimedes (Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, and engineer)
Declension
Declension of Archimedes
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Archimedes |
genitive | Archimedesa |
dative | Archimedesowi |
accusative | Archimedesa |
instrumental | Archimedesem |
locative | Archimedesie |
vocative | Archimedesie |
Derived terms
adjectives
- archimedesowy
- Archimedesowy
Related terms
nouns
- aksjomat Archimedesa
- dźwignia Archimedesa
- prawo Archimedesa
- śruba Archimedesa
Further reading
- Archimedes in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
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