Triptolemus

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Triptolemus

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin Triptolemus, from Ancient Greek Τριπτόλεμος (Triptólemos).

Proper noun

Triptolemus

1. (Greek mythology) A Greek mythological figure, prominent in the cult of the Eleusinian Mysteries, credited with inventing agriculture.

Translations

Translations

Greek: Ancient Greek: Τριπτόλεμος m (Triptólemos) Latin: Triptolemus m Russian: Триптоле́м m (Triptolém)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τριπτόλεμος (Triptólemos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [trɪpˈtɔ.ɫɛ.mʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [tripˈtɔː.le.mus]

Proper noun

Triptolemus m sg (genitive Triptolemī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Triptolemus (the mythological inventor of agriculture)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Triptolemus
genitive	Triptolemī
dative	Triptolemō
accusative	Triptolemum
ablative	Triptolemō
vocative	Triptoleme

Derived terms

• triptolemicus

References

• “Triptolemus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Triptolemus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray