Thespis

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θέσπις (Théspis). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtʰɛs.pɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɛs.pis] === Proper noun === Thespis m sg (genitive Thespis); third declension The celebrated father of Greek tragedy ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only. === References === “Thespis”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray “Thespis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.