Thespis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θέσπις (Théspis).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰes.pis/, [ˈt̪ʰɛs̠pɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.pis/, [ˈt̪ɛspis]

Proper noun

Thespis m sg (genitive Thespis); third declension

The celebrated father of Greek tragedy

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Thespis
Genitive	Thespis
Dative	Thespī
Accusative	Thespem
Ablative	Thespe
Vocative	Thespis

References

“Thespis”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Thespis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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