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Diogenes

UK/daɪˈɒdʒəniːz/

Diogenes proper noun: a transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Διογένης (Diogénēs).

Proper noun

Diogenes

  1. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Διογένης (Diogénēs).
  2. Diogenes of Sinope, an Ancient Greek philosopher (c.412-c.323 BC), the most famous of Cynic philosophers.

Diogenes meaning in Persian

Diogenes in Persian

Ancient Greek name
دیوجانوس diyujânus, دیوجانس diyujânes, دیوجاس diyujâs, ذیوجانس ziyujânes, دیوژن diyožen

Origin of Diogenes

From Latin Diogenēs, from Ancient Greek Διογένης (Diogénēs).

Words formed from Diogenes

Questions about Diogenes

What does Diogenes mean?
Diogenes means a transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Διογένης (Diogénēs).
What is Diogenes in Persian?
Diogenes in Persian is دیوجانوس (diyujânus), دیوجانس (diyujânes), دیوجاس (diyujâs). See Diogenes meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Diogenes?
Diogenes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Diogenes?
Diogenes is pronounced /daɪˈɒdʒəniːz/ (UK).

Words near Diogenes in the dictionary

  1. dioeciousness
  2. dioecism
  3. dioecy
  4. dioestrus
  5. Diogenean
  6. Diogenes
  7. Diogenes crab
  8. Diogenes syndrome
  9. Diogenic
  10. diogenid
  11. diogenids

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