LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Critiās

Critiās m sg (genitive Critiae)
Classical[ˈkrɪ.ti.aːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkrit.t͡si.as]

Meaning

  1. One of the thirty tyrants of Athens

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCritiās—
genitiveCritiae—
dativeCritiae—
accusativeCritiān—
ablativeCritiā—
vocativeCritiā—

Crĭtĭas, ae, m., = Κριτίας,
I. one of the thirty tyrants at Athens, Cic. Tusc. 1, 40, 96; id. de Or. 2, 22, 93; Nep. Thras. 2, 7.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρῐτῐ́ᾱς (Krĭtĭ́ās).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCritiasCritias. 2. Son of Callaeschrus, and grandson of the above. He was one of the pupils of Socrates, by whose instructions he profited but little in a mo…

Quick answers

What does Critiās mean in Latin?
Critiās, a proper noun, means “One of the thirty tyrants of Athens”.
What is the genitive of Critiās?
The genitive singular is Critiae. Critiās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Critiās?
In classical Latin, [ˈkrɪ.ti.aːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkrit.t͡si.as].