Nearchus

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Nearchus, from Ancient Greek Νέαρχος (Néarkhos). === Proper noun === Nearchus (historical) A certain officer of Alexander the Great. ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Νέαρχος (Néarkhos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [neˈar.kʰʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [neˈar.kus] === Proper noun === Nearchus m sg (genitive Nearchī); second declension An officer of Alexander the Great, famous for his voyage from the Indus river to the Persian gulf ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Nearchus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Nearchus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray