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

Proper noun

Maimonides

  1. A medieval Jewish philosopher.
    • 2022 January 22, Jonathan Reiner, “If you think that glass of wine is good for you, it’s time to reconsider”, in CNN[1]:
      Maimonides, the 12th century scholar, rabbi and physician also extolled the health benefits of wine in moderation.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης (Maïmōnídēs), a translation of Medieval Hebrew בן־מימון (ben maimon) or Arabic اِبْن مَيْمُون (ibn maymūn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Maimōnidēs m sg (genitive Maimōnidae); first declension

  1. Maimonides

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

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