"Pherecydes" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌfɛɹɪˈsaɪdiːz/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Pherecȳdēs, from Ancient Greek Φερεκῡ́δης (Pherekū́dēs), from Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō, “to carry, to bring”) + κῦδος (kûdos, “renown, glory”) + -ης (-ēs). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Pherecȳdēs}} Borrowed from Latin Pherecȳdēs, {{der|en|grc|Φερεκῡ́δης}} Ancient Greek Φερεκῡ́δης (Pherekū́dēs), {{der|en|grc|φέρω||to carry, to bring}} Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō, “to carry, to bring”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pherecydes
  1. An Ancient Greek thinker from the island of Syros, who authored a cosmogony that bridged the mythological thought of Hesiod and pre-Socratic philosophy (fl. 6th century BC) Translations (Translations): Φερεκῡ́δης (Pherekū́dēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Phérécyde [masculine] (French), Ferecide [masculine] (Italian), Pherecȳdēs [masculine] (Latin), Фереки́д (Ferekíd) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Pherecydes-en-name-ZOjz3prz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Ancient Greece, Genealogy, Individuals, Philosophy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 5 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 5 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 59 9 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 7 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 86 2 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 58 6 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 59 4 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 59 4 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 59 4 37 Disambiguation of Ancient Greece: 81 10 10 Disambiguation of Genealogy: 48 36 16 Disambiguation of Individuals: 72 2 27 Disambiguation of Philosophy: 86 3 12 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 57 5 38
  2. An historian and genealogist from Athens (fl. c. 465 BC)
    Sense id: en-Pherecydes-en-name-xoWitzSF Categories (other): Athens, History Disambiguation of Athens: 7 90 3 Disambiguation of History: 0 52 48
  3. An historian from the Greek island of Leros, possibly the same person as the Athenian historian (before 480–477 BC)
    Sense id: en-Pherecydes-en-name-QWWoUY4F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, History Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 5 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 5 43 Disambiguation of History: 0 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -phore, -phor, kudos 
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