Anacreon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈnækɹiən/

Proper noun

Anacreon

An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek lyric poet (570 BCE – 488 BCE), notable for his drinking songs and hymns.

Translations

Ancient Greek name

Armenian: Անակրեոն (Anakreon)
Greek: Ανακρέων (el) m (Anakréon)
Ancient: Ἀνακρέων m (Anakréōn)
Portuguese: Anacreonte m

Anagrams

nanoacre

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈna.kre.oːn/, [äˈnäkreoːn]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈna.kre.on/, [äˈnäːkreon]

Proper noun

Anacreōn m sg (genitive Anacreontis); third declension

Anacreon

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Anacreōn
Genitive	Anacreontis
Dative	Anacreontī
Accusative	Anacreontem
Ablative	Anacreonte
Vocative	Anacreon

Derived terms

Anacreontius
Anacreonticus

Descendants

Italian: Anacreonte

References

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

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