"Aeschylus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛs.kə.ləs/, /ˈɛ.skə.ləs/
enPR: ĕskĭlŭs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Aeschylus, from Ancient Greek Αἰσχύλος (Aiskhúlos). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|Aeschylus}} Latin Aeschylus, {{der|en|grc|Αἰσχύλος}} Ancient Greek Αἰσχύλος (Aiskhúlos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aeschylus
  1. A Greek dramatic poet (525 BCE—456 BCE); Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians. Categories (topical): Individuals Synonyms: Æschylus Related terms: Aeschylean, Euripides, Sophocles
    Sense id: en-Aeschylus-en-name-IXkJZk6a Disambiguation of Individuals: 54 46
  2. (historical) A male given name from Ancient Greek. Tags: historical Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Aeschylus-en-name-wCWXTMUP Disambiguation of Individuals: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Greek tragedian): Aischylos [masculine] (Alemannic German), Αἰσχύλος (Aiskhúlos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Esquilo [masculine] (Aragonese), Էսքիլես (Ēskʿiles) (Armenian), Էսքիլոս (Ēskʿilos) (Armenian), Èsquil [masculine] (Catalan), 埃斯库罗斯 (Aisikuluosi) (Chinese), Aischylos (Dutch), Esĥilo (Esperanto), Aischylos (Estonian), Aiskhylos [masculine] (Finnish), Eschyle [masculine] (French), Äschylus [masculine] (German), Aischylos [masculine] (German), Αισχύλος (Aischýlos) [masculine] (Greek), ⁧אייסכילוס⁩ (Aiskhilos) (Hebrew), Aiszkhülosz (Hungarian), Eschylo (Interlingua), Eschilo [masculine] (Italian), アイスキュロス (Aisukyurosu) (Japanese), Eskilo (Kabuverdianu), 아이스퀼로스 (aiseukwilloseu) (Korean), Aeschylus [masculine] (Latin), Aischylos [masculine] (Limburgish), Aischilas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Aischylos [masculine] (Luxembourgish), Есхил (Eshil) (Macedonian), Եսքիղոս (Eskʿiłos) (Old Armenian), Ajschylos [masculine] (Polish), Ésquilo [masculine] (Portuguese), Эсхи́л (Esxíl) [masculine] (Russian), Есхил [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Eshil [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Esquilo [masculine] (Spanish), Aischylos [neuter] (Swedish), Есхі́л (Esxíl) (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'Greek tragedian': 49 51

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Esxíl",
      "sense": "Greek tragedian",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Эсхи́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Greek tragedian",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Есхил"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Greek tragedian",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "Eshil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Greek tragedian",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Esquilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Greek tragedian",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Aischylos"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Esxíl",
      "sense": "Greek tragedian",
      "word": "Есхі́л"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Aeschylus"
}

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