Strabo
See also: strabo
English
Etymology
From Latin Strabō, from Ancient Greek Στρᾰ́βων (Strábōn).
Proper noun
Strabo
- (63/64 B.C.E. – ca. 24 C.E.) Ancient Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian from Amaseia in Pontus.
Translations
geographer, philosopher, and historian
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Στρᾰ́βων (Strábōn), whose name is from στραβός (strabós, “distorted, squinting”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstra.boː/, [ˈs̠t̪räboː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈstra.bo/, [ˈst̪räːbo]
Proper noun
Strabō m sg (genitive Strabōnis); third declension
- Strabo
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Seius Strabo, a Roman prefect
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Strabō |
| Genitive | Strabōnis |
| Dative | Strabōnī |
| Accusative | Strabōnem |
| Ablative | Strabōne |
| Vocative | Strabō |
References
- “Străbo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Străbo 2 Străbo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Roller, Duane (2018): A Historical and Topographical Guide to the Geography of Strabo, p. 307
- The Geography of Strabo: An English Translation, with Introduction and Notes (2014)
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