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Hippocrates en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /hɪˈpɒkɹəˌtiːz/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hippocratēs, from Ancient Greek Ἱπποκράτης (Hippokrátēs). Compare Middle English Ypocras.

Meanings

1. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἱπποκράτης (Hippokrátēs), notably borne by Hippocrates of Cos, an Ancient Greek physician, circa 5th century BC, sometimes called the "father of medicine".
   • The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates promoted wine for various purposes, including reducing fevers and dressing wounds. 2022 January 22, Jonathan Reiner, “If you think that glass of wine is good for you, it’s time to reconsider”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2025:

Forms

Deriveds

Hippocratism · Hippocratian · lune of Hippocrates · Hippocrates' sleeve

Relateds

Hippocratical · hippocras · Hippocratic · facies Hippocratica

Translations (34)

it Ippocrate (an Ancient Greek male given name) · hi बुक़रात (an Ancient Greek male given name) · fr Hippocrate (an Ancient Greek male given name) · hy Հիպոկրատ (an Ancient Greek male given name) · non Hippokrates (an Ancient Greek male given name) · ar أَبُقْرَاط (an Ancient Greek male given name) · nl Hippocrates (an Ancient Greek male given name) · nb Hippokrates (an Ancient Greek male given name) · fa ابقراط (an Ancient Greek male given name) · pt Hipócrates (an Ancient Greek male given name) · ja ヒッポクラテース (an Ancient Greek male given name) · sv Hippokrates (an Ancient Greek male given name) · fa هیپوکراتیس (an Ancient Greek male given name) · nn Hippokrates (an Ancient Greek male given name) · hu Hippokratész (an Ancient Greek male given name) · es Hipócrates (an Ancient Greek male given name) · el Ιπποκράτης (an Ancient Greek male given name) · enm Ypocras (an Ancient Greek male given name) · grc Ἱπποκράτης (an Ancient Greek male given name) · uk Гіппокра́т (an Ancient Greek male given name) · cmn 希波克拉底 (an Ancient Greek male given name) · la Hippocratēs (an Ancient Greek male given name) · ar بُقْرَاط (an Ancient Greek male given name) · ru Гиппокра́т (an Ancient Greek male given name) · fi Hippokrates (an Ancient Greek male given name) · pl Hipokrates (an Ancient Greek male given name) · ro Hippocrate (an Ancient Greek male given name) · az Hippokrat (an Ancient Greek male given name) · fa بقراط (an Ancient Greek male given name) · de Hippokrates (an Ancient Greek male given name) · tr Hipokrat (an Ancient Greek male given name) · xcl Հիպոկրատէս (an Ancient Greek male given name) · ja ヒポクラテス (an Ancient Greek male given name) · mn Хиппократэс (an Ancient Greek male given name)