proper noun · masculinethird declension
Aristotelēs
Aristotelēs m (genitive Aristotelis or Aristotelī)
Classical[a.rɪsˈtɔ.tɛ.ɫeːs]Ecclesiastical[a.risˈtɔː.te.les]
Aristotele sg. abl.
Meaning
- Aristotle (384–322 BCE), Greek philosopher and polymath in Ancient Greece; pupil of Plato, tutor to Alexander the Great; founder of the Peripatetic school
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to Greek Αριστοτέλης (Aristotélis) or English Aristotle
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aristotelēs | Aristotelēs |
| genitive | Aristotelis Aristotelī | Aristotelum |
| dative | Aristotelī | Aristotelibus |
| accusative | Aristotelem Aristotelēn | Aristotelēs |
| ablative | Aristotele | Aristotelibus |
| vocative | Aristotelēs | Aristotelēs |
Ăristŏtĕles, is (
I. gen. Aristoteli, Cic. Att. 13, 28, like Archimedi, Achilli, Pericli; acc. Aristotelen, Quint. 3, 6, 60; cf. Rudd. I. 58, n. 71; Neue, Formenl. I. pp. 181, 311), m., = Ἀριστοτέλης.
I. A.. Aristotle, a very learned and distinguished pupil of Plato, from Stagira, in Macedonia, teacher of Alexander the Great, and founder of the Peripatetic philosophy, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22; 3, 28, 69; id. Ac. 1, 4, 17; id. Fin. 5, 5, 12; id. Off. 3, 8, 35; id. de Or. 3, 35, 141 al.—Hence,
B. ăristŏtĕlīus and -ēus, a, um, adj., Aristotelian:
vis, Cic. de Or. 3, 19, 71: pigmenta, id. Att. 2, 1: ratio, id. Fam. 1, 9, 23: Topica Aristotelea, id. ib. 7, 19.—II. A guest of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 13, 52.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs, a proper name composed of ἄριστος (áristos, “best, excellent”) + τέλος (télos, “completion, perfection”) + -ης (-ēs)).