LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Aeschylus

Aeschylus m sg (genitive Aeschylī)
Classical[ˈae̯s.kʰy.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛs.ki.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularAeschylus, the Greek tragedian

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAeschylus—
genitiveAeschylī—
dativeAeschylō—
accusativeAeschylum—
ablativeAeschylō—
vocativeAeschyle—

Aeschўlus, i, m., = Αἰσχύλος.
I. The first great tragic poet of Greece, the originator of the Greek drama, Hor. A. P. 278; Cic. Tusc. 2, 10.—
II. A rhetorician of Cnidos, a contemporary of Cicero, Cic. Brut. 95.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἰσχύλος (Aiskhúlos).

Descendants
  • EnglishAeschylus
  • FrenchEschyle
  • ItalianEschilo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAeschylusAeschylus (Αἰσχύλος) was born at Eleusis in Attica in B. C. 525, so that he was thirty-five years of age at the time of the battle of Marathon, and co…

Quick answers

What does Aeschylus mean in Latin?
Aeschylus, a proper noun, means “Aeschylus, the Greek tragedian”.
What is the genitive of Aeschylus?
The genitive singular is Aeschylī. Aeschylus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Aeschylus?
In classical Latin, [ˈae̯s.kʰy.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛs.ki.lus].