"Pherecrates" meaning in English

See Pherecrates in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /fɪˈɹɛkɹətiːz/ Forms: Pherecr. [alternative]
Etymology: Either from Latin Pherecratēs or directly from its etymon, Ancient Greek Φερεκρᾰ́της (Pherekrắtēs). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Pherecratēs}} Latin Pherecratēs, {{bor|en|grc|Φερεκρᾰ́της}} Ancient Greek Φερεκρᾰ́της (Pherekrắtēs) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pherecrates
  1. A celebrated Athenian poet of the Old Comedy, living in the fifth century BCE (born after Crates and Cratinus but before Aristophanes, Eupolis, and Plato Comicus – so between c. 519 and c. 446 BCE), victorious at least thrice at the City Dionysia and the Lenaia in the 440s–430s, and inventor of the Pherecratean metre. Categories (topical): Individuals Related terms: Pherecratean, Pherecratian, Pherecratic Translations (celebrated Athenian poet of the Old Comedy): Φερεκρᾰ́της (Pherekrắtēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Ferècrates [masculine] (Catalan), 斐勒克拉忒斯 (Chinese Mandarin), Ferekrates (Finnish), Phérécrate [masculine] (French), Phérékratès [masculine] (French), Ferécrates [masculine] (Galician), Pherekrates [masculine] (German), Φερεκράτης (Ferekrátis) [masculine] (Greek), Ferecrate [masculine] (Italian), Pherecratēs [masculine] (Latin), Ферекрат (Ferekrat) [masculine] (Macedonian), Ферекрат [Cyrillic, animate, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Ferekrat [Latin, animate, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Ferécrates [masculine] (Spanish), Ferekrates [common-gender] (Swedish), Ферекрат (Ferekrat) [animate, masculine] (Ukrainian)

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