philosophus

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Latin

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 philosophia on Latin Wikipedia

Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos, lover of wisdom).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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philosophus (feminine philosopha, neuter philosophum, adverb philosophē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. philosophical

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

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Noun

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philosophus m (genitive philosophī); second declension

  1. philosopher

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • philosophus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • philosophus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • philosophus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • philosophus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be a philosopher, physician by profession: se philosophum, medicum (esse) profiteri
    • the tenets, dogmas of philosophers: decreta, inventa philosophorum
    • to be well acquainted with the views of philosophers: praecepta philosophorum (penitus) percepta habere
    • to deal with a subject on scientific principles: ad philosophorum or philosophandi rationes revocare aliquid
  • philosophus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016