Ctesias

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κτησίας (Ktēsías).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkteː.si.aːs/, [ˈkt̪eːs̠iäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkte.si.as/, [ˈkt̪ɛːs̬iäs]

Proper noun

Ctēsiās m sg (genitive Ctēsiae); first declension

1. A Greek physician and historian from Cnidus

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ctēsiās
Genitive	Ctēsiae
Dative	Ctēsiae
Accusative	Ctēsiān
Ablative	Ctēsiā
Vocative	Ctēsiā

References

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