"Aesop" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈiːsɒp/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Αἴσωπος (Aísōpos). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Αἴσωπος|}} Ancient Greek Αἴσωπος (Aísōpos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aesop
  1. An ancient Greek author, famous for the fables ascribed to him. Categories (topical): Individuals Synonyms: Æsop Derived forms: Aesopian, Aesopic, Aesopish, Aesop-like, Aesop prawn, Aesop shrimp Translations (ancient Greek author): Αἴσωπος (Aísōpos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), إِيسُوب (ʔisūb) [masculine] (Arabic), Եզոպոս (Ezopos) (Armenian), Эзо́п (Ezóp) [masculine] (Belarusian), ঈসপ (iśop) (Bengali), Езо́п (Ezóp) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 伊索 (Yīsuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), Ezop [masculine] (Czech), Aesop (Danish), Aisopos (Finnish), Ésope [masculine] (French), Äsop [masculine] (German), Αίσωπος (Aísopos) [masculine] (Greek), ईसप (īsap) [masculine] (Hindi), Aiszóposz (note: as a historical figure) (Hungarian), Ezópus (note: in set phrases with “fables”) (Hungarian), Esóp [masculine] (Icelandic), Esopo [masculine] (Italian), イソップ (Isoppu) (Japanese), アイソーポス (Aisōposu) (Japanese), 이솝 (Isop) (Korean), 아이소포스 (Aisoposeu) (Korean), Aesōpus [masculine] (Latin), Езоп (Ezop) [masculine] (Macedonian), ईसाप (īsāp) [masculine] (Marathi), Æsope (Middle French), Æsop (Norwegian Bokmål), Æsop (Norwegian Nynorsk), Եսովպոս (Esovpos) (Old Armenian), ازوپ (ezop) (Persian), Ezop [masculine] (Polish), Esopo [masculine] (Portuguese), Эзо́п (Ezóp) [masculine] (Russian), Езоп [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Ezop [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Ezop [masculine] (Slovak), Esopo [masculine] (Spanish), Aisopos (Swedish), อีสป (Thai), Ezop (Turkish), Езо́п (Ezóp) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ایسپ (īsap) [masculine] (Urdu)

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    },
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "īsāp",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ईसाप"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "word": "Æsop"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "word": "Æsop"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ezop",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "word": "ازوپ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ezop"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Esopo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ezóp",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Эзо́п"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Езоп"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ezop"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ezop"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Esopo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "word": "Aisopos"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "word": "อีสป"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "word": "Ezop"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Ezóp",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Езо́п"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "īsap",
      "sense": "ancient Greek author",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ایسپ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Aesop"
}

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