Nearchus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Nearchus, from Ancient Greek Νέαρχος (Néarkhos).

Proper noun

Nearchus

(historical) A certain officer of Alexander the Great.

Translations

historical figure

Chinese:
Mandarin: 奈阿爾霍斯 / 奈阿尔霍斯 (Nài'ā'ěrhuòsī)
French: Néarque m
Greek: Νέαρχος (el) m (Néarchos)
Ancient Greek: Νέαρχος m (Néarkhos)
Latin: Nearchus m
Russian: Неа́рх m (Neárx)
Spanish: Nearco m
Ukrainian: Неа́рх m (Neárx)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νέαρχος (Néarkhos).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [neˈar.kʰʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [neˈar.kus]

Proper noun

Nearchus m sg (genitive Nearchī); second declension

An officer of Alexander the Great, famous for his voyage from the Indus river to the Persian gulf

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Nearchus
genitive	Nearchī
dative	Nearchō
accusative	Nearchum
ablative	Nearchō
vocative	Nearche

References

“Nearchus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Nearchus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray