Hippocrates

== English == === Alternative forms === Hippokrates === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Hippocratēs, from Ancient Greek Ἱπποκράτης (Hippokrátēs). Compare Middle English Ypocras. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /hɪˈpɒkɹəˌtiːz/ === Proper noun === Hippocrates A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἱπποκράτης (Hippokrátēs), notably borne by Hippocrates of Cos, an Ancient Greek physician, circa 5th century BC, sometimes called the "father of medicine". ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== facies Hippocratica hippocras Hippocratic, Hippocratical ==== Translations ==== === References === “Hippocrates”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “Hippocrates”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "Hippocrates" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus © Wordsmyth 2002. Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996. == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἱπποκράτης (Hippokrátēs). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hɪpˈpɔ.kra.teːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ipˈpɔː.kra.tes] === Proper noun === Hippocratēs m sg (genitive Hippocratis); third declension a male given name from Ancient Greek, notably borne by Hippocrates of Cos, an Ancient Greek physician ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Hippocrates”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Hippocrates”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.