Croesus

== English == === Alternative forms === Crœsus === Etymology === From Latin Croesus, from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos), from Lydian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɹiːsəs/ === Proper noun === Croesus A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by A king of Lydia, noted for his great wealth. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Croesus (plural Croesuses or Croesi) (figuratively) A rich person. 1875, Henry James, "Benvolio" in The Galaxy 20 (2) (August 1875). "Decidedly he was to be a great man, and this was not the moment for letting him go! At the same time there was something impressive in this extraordinary lapse in his eagerness—in his finding it so easy to forget his honors. It was only an intellectual Croesus, the Countess said to herself, who could afford to keep so loose an account." ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “Croesus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Cousers, Crouses, Scouser, courses, rescous, scourse, scouser, sources, sucrose == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos). === Proper noun === Croesus m (genitive Croesī); second declension Croesus (a king of Lydia, noted for his great wealth) a rich man ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Croesus → French: Crésus Italian: Creso Middle French: CrœseFrench: Crèse === References === “Croesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Croesus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.