Maimonides
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Maimōnidēs, from Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης (Maïmōnídēs), a translation of Hebrew בֵּן מַיְמוֹן (ben maymon) or Arabic اِبْن مَيْمُون (ibn maymūn), both meaning “son of Maymon”.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /maɪˈmɑnədiz/
Proper noun
Maimonides
Translations
medieval Jewish philosopher
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης (Maïmōnídēs), a translation of Medieval Hebrew בן־מימון (ben maimon) or Arabic اِبْن مَيْمُون (ibn maymūn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ma.ɪˈmoː.nɪ.deːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ma.iˈmɔː.ni.d̪es]
Proper noun
Maimōnidēs m sg (genitive Maimōnidae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Maimōnidēs |
| genitive | Maimōnidae |
| dative | Maimōnidae |
| accusative | Maimōnidēn |
| ablative | Maimōnidē |
| vocative | Maimōnidē |
Further reading
- Moses Maimonides on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la