Ptolemaic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌtɒl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/ (UK)
- tŏl'ə-māʹĭk
- /ˌtɑl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Via Latin Ptolemāicus from Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Ptolemy + -ic.
Meanings
- (historical, not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs, the Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt.
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy.
Deriveds
Ptolemaic comma · Ptolemaic system
Synonyms
Translations (26)
pl Ptolemeuszowy (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · pl ptolemeuszowski (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · es ptolemaico (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · el πτολεμαϊκός (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · cs ptolemaiovský (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · da ptolemæisk (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · fr ptolémaïque (of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies) · gl ptolemaico (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · el Πτολεμαϊκός (of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies) · de ptolemäisch (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · ca ptolemaic (of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies) · hy պտղոմեոսյան (of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies) · ru птолеме́евский (of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies) · hy պտղոմեոսյան (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · ca ptolemaic (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · it tolemaico (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · pt ptolomaico (of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies) · fr ptolémaïque (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · fi ptolemaiolainen (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · pl Ptolemeuszowski (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · gl ptolemaico (of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies) · es ptolemaico (of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies) · ro ptolemeic (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · pl Ptolemejski (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · pl ptolemejski (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) · fi ptolemaiolainen (of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies)