LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Pherecratēs

Pherecratēs m sg (genitive Pherecratis)
Classical[pʰɛˈrɛ.kra.teːs]Ecclesiastical[feˈrɛː.kra.tes]

Meaning

  1. Pherecrates (celebrated Athenian poet of the Old Comedy)
    c. 500 CE, Priscianus, Institutiones grammaticae
  2. an old man from Phthia who features in one of the dialogues of Dicaearchus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePherecratēs—
genitivePherecratis—
dativePherecratī—
accusativePherecratem—
ablativePherecrate—
vocativePherecratēs—

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  4. Ancient Greek φέρω(phérō)
  5. LatinPherecratēs

Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek Φερεκρᾰ́της (Pherekrắtēs)bor. Latin Pherecratēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φερεκρᾰ́της (Pherekrắtēs).

Descendants
  • EnglishPherecrates
  • FrenchPhérécrate
  • GermanPherekrates

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPherecratesPherecrates (Φερεκράτης). of Athens, was one of the best poets of the Old Comedy (Anon. de Corn. p. xxviii.). He was contemporary with the comic poets…

Quick answers

What does Pherecratēs mean in Latin?
Pherecratēs, a proper noun, means “Pherecrates (celebrated Athenian poet of the Old Comedy); an old man from Phthia who features in one of the dialogues of Dicaearchus”.
What is the genitive of Pherecratēs?
The genitive singular is Pherecratis. Pherecratēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Pherecratēs?
In classical Latin, [pʰɛˈrɛ.kra.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [feˈrɛː.kra.tes].
Where does Pherecratēs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti → Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō → Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) → Latin Pherecratēs.