English

Alternative forms

• Heracleitus (after the Classical Greek spelling)

Proper noun

Heraclitus

1. An Ancient Greek male given name, notably borne by Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher

Derived terms

• Heraclitean

Translations

References

1. ↑ “Her·a·cli·tus” listed in the American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language [4^th Ed.]
2. ↑ “Her⋅a⋅cli⋅tus” defined by Dictionary.com Unabridged

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειτος ‎(Hērákleitos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /heː.raːˈkliː.tus/

Proper noun

Hērāclītus m ‎(genitive Hērāclētī); second declension

1. An ancient Greek given name.
2. The philosopher Heraclitus.

References

• Heraclitus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press