proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Polybius
Polybius m sg (genitive Polybiī or Polybī)
Classical[pɔˈly.bi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[poˈliː.bi.us]
Meaning
- masculinesingulara male given name from Ancient Greek — famously held by
- masculinesingularPolybius, an Ancient Greek historian of the Hellenistic period.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Polybius | — |
| genitive | Polybiī Polybī | — |
| dative | Polybiō | — |
| accusative | Polybium | — |
| ablative | Polybiō | — |
| vocative | Polybī | — |
Pŏlўbĭus, ii, m., = Πολύβιος,
I. a celebrated Greek historian from Megalopolis, in Arcadia, the son of Lycortas and friend of the younger Scipio Africanus, Cic. Rep. 1, 21, 34; 2, 14, 27; 4, 3, 3; id. Off. 3, 32, 113; Liv. 30, 45.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) Ancient Greek πολῠ- (polŭ-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Ancient Greek Πολύβιος (Polúbios)bor. Latin Polybius Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πολύβιος (Polúbios).