Eratosthenes

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρατοσθένης (Eratosthénēs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɹəˈtɒsθəniz/ === Proper noun === Eratosthenes An Ancient Greek polymath at Alexandria, best known for his studies of geography. ==== Derived terms ==== Eratosthenian == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρατοσθένης (Eratosthénēs). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.raˈtɔs.tʰɛ.neːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.raˈtɔs.te.nes] === Proper noun === Eratosthenēs m sg (genitive Eratosthenis); third declension Eratosthenes ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Eratosthenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Eratosthenes”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.