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proper noun · masculinethird declension

Platō

Platō m sg (genitive Platōnis)
Classical[ˈpɫa.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈplaː.to]

Meaning

  1. Plato, a Greek philosopher
    lēctitāvisse Platōnem studiōsēto have often read Plato zealously

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePlatō—
genitivePlatōnis
Platōnos		—
dativePlatōnī—
accusativePlatōnem
Platōna		—
ablativePlatōne—
vocativePlatō—

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

Platonem legere, lectitare
to read Plato.
Platonem vertere, convertere
to translate Plato.
Platonem legere et cognoscere
to study Plato.
illa civitas, quam Plato finxit
Plato's ideal republic.
in Platonis Phaedone scriptum est
in Plato's "Phaedo" we read.
civitas optima, perfecta Platonis
Plato's ideal republic.
illa civitas Platonis commenticia
Plato's ideal republic.
audire Platonem, auditorem esse Platonis
to attend Plato's lectures.
5 more phrases
locum Platonis afferre, proferre (not citare)
to quote a passage of Plato.
ex Platonis Phaedone haec in latinum conversa sunt
what follows has been translated into Latin from Plato's Phaedo.
ab or de (not ex) Platone vertere, convertere, transferre
to translate from Plato.
apud Platonem scriptum videmus, scriptum est or simply est
we read in Plato.
qui sunt a Platone or a Platonis disciplina; qui profecti sunt a Platone; Platonici
disciples of Plato, Platonists.

Plăto or Plăton, ōnis, = Πλάτων.
I. A celebrated Grecian philosopher, the disciple of Socrates, the instructor of Aristotle, and founder of the Academic philosophy, Cic. Leg. 3, 1, 1; id. Brut. 31, 121; id. Tusc. 1, 17, 39; id. Or. 3, 12: Plato divinus auctor, id. Opt. Gen. Or. 6; Sen. Ep. 6, 6, 13.—In Greek acc.: doctum Platona, Hor. S. 2, 4, 3; Petr. 2, 5.—Hence,
B. Plătōnĭcus, a, um, adj., = Πλατωνικός, of or belonging to Plato, Platonic: sublimitas, Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 5: philosophus, Gell. 15, 2, 1: homo, speaking of Cicero, Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 12, 46: ideae, Sen. Ep. 6, 6, 26.—Subst.: Plă-tōnĭci, ōrum, m., followers of the Platonic philosophy, Platonists, Cic. Off. 1, 1, 2.—
II. An obscure Epicurean of Sardis, contemporary with Cicero, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 4, § 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pléth₂us
  3. Proto-Hellenic*plətús
  4. Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς(plătŭ́s)
  5. Ancient Greek -ων(-ōn)
  6. LatinPlatō

Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn)bor. Latin Platō Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn).

Descendants
  • EnglishPlato

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPlatoPlato (Πλάτων), the philosopher. I. Life of Plato. The spirit of Plato is expressed in his works in a manner the more lively aid personal in proportio…

Quick answers

What does Platō mean in Latin?
Platō, a proper noun, means “Plato, a Greek philosopher”.
What is the genitive of Platō?
The genitive singular is Platōnis. Platō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Platō?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɫa.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈplaː.to].
Where does Platō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- → Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us → Proto-Hellenic *plətús → Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s) → Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn) → Latin Platō.