Aesop
/ˈiːsɒp/
Aesop proper noun: an Ancient Greek author, famous for the fables ascribed to him.
Proper noun
Aesop
- An Ancient Greek author, famous for the fables ascribed to him.
- I'll win them by politeness, and... and... show them that I've nothing to do with that Aesop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.1912, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, translated by Constance Garnett, The Brothers Karamazov, published 1880, Book II, chapter 8
Aesop meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Aesop in Hindi
- ancient Greek author
- ईसप īsap
Aesop in Marathi
- ancient Greek author
- ईसाप īsāp
Aesop in Urdu
- ancient Greek author
- ایسپ īsap
Aesop in Bengali
- ancient Greek author
- ঈসপ iśop
More languagesFewer languages
- Aesop in Arabic
- عَيْسُوب ʕaysūb, إِيسُوب ʔīsūb
- Aesop in Persian
- ازوپ ezop
- Aesop in Thai
- อีสป
Forms of Aesop
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Origin of Aesop
From Ancient Greek Αἴσωπος (Aísōpos).
Words formed from Aesop
Phrases with Aesop
Questions about Aesop
- What does Aesop mean?
- Aesop means an Ancient Greek author, famous for the fables ascribed to him.
- What is Aesop in Hindi?
- Aesop in Hindi is ईसप (īsap). See Aesop meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Aesop?
- Aesop is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Aesop?
- Aesop is pronounced /ˈiːsɒp/.
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