proper noun/ptɔ.le.me/
a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Ptolemy
Borrowed from Latin Ptolemaeus, itself from Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos).
/ptɔ.le.me/
a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Ptolemy
Borrowed from Latin Ptolemaeus, itself from Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos).
Ptolemy (member of the Ptolemaic dynasty)
“L'ancienne cité des Ptolémées n'était plus qu'une ville de foire à moitié abandonnée.” — The former city of the Ptolemies [Alexandria] was now no more than a half-abandoned market town.
Synonyms: Lagide
Borrowed from Latin Ptolemaeus, itself from Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos).