proper noun · masculinethird declension
Solōn
Solōn m sg (genitive Solōnis)
Classical[ˈsɔ.ɫoːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔː.lon]
Meaning
- Solon (legislator of Athens)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Solōn | — |
| genitive | Solōnis | — |
| dative | Solōnī | — |
| accusative | Solōnem | — |
| ablative | Solōne | — |
| vocative | Solōn | — |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- Solonis legibus sanctum erat, ut or ne
- the laws of Solon ordained that...
Sŏlon or Sŏlo (the latter in Cic. Rep. 2, 1, 2), ōnis, m., = Σόλων.
I. A famous legislator of the Athenians, one of the seven sages of Greece, Cic. Brut. 7, 27; 10, 39; id. de Or. 1, 44, 197; id. Leg. 2, 23, 59; 2, 25, 64; Liv. 3, 31 fin.; Juv. 10, 274.—Plur.:
aerumnosi Solones, i. e. philosophers, Pers. 3, 79 al.—II. A commander in Pydna, Liv. 44, 45.
Sŏlōn, ōnis, m., = Σολώνιον,
I. a city of the Allobroges, in Gallia Narbonensis, north-west of the Rhodanus, perh. near the modern Sortie, Liv. Epit. 103.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn).
Descendants
- CatalanSoló
- GermanSolon
- ItalianSolone