Ptolemaic

English

Etymology

Via Latin Ptolemāicus from Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Ptolemy +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• enPR: tŏl'ə-māʹĭk
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌtɒl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌtɑl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/

Adjective

Ptolemaic (not comparable)

1. (historical) Of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs, the Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt.
2. (astronomy) Of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy.

Synonyms

• Ptolemaean, Ptolemaian

Derived terms

• Ptolemaic system

Translations

of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies

• Armenian: պտղոմեոսյան (ptġomeosyan)
• Finnish: ptolemaiolainen
• French: ptolémaïque (fr) m or f
• Galician: ptolemaico m
• Russian: птолеме́евский (ptoleméjevskij)
• Spanish: ptolemaico (es)

of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy

• Armenian: պտղոմեոսյան (ptġomeosyan)
• Czech: ptolemaiovský
• Danish: ptolemæisk
• Finnish: ptolemaiolainen
• French: ptolémaïque (fr) m or f
• Galician: ptolemaico m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: ptolemäisch (de)
• Greek: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: tolemaico (it)
• Polish: Ptolemeuszowy (pl), ptolemejski (pl), Ptolemejski (pl), ptolemeuszowski (pl), Ptolemeuszowski (pl)
• Romanian: ptolemeic
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: ptolemaico (es)

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