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Tyrtaeus

Tyrtaeus proper noun: an Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek elegiac poet who lived at Sparta about the middle of the 7th century BC.

Proper noun

Tyrtaeus

  1. An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek elegiac poet who lived at Sparta about the middle of the 7th century BC.

Origin of Tyrtaeus

From Ancient Greek Τυρταῖος (Turtaîos).

Questions about Tyrtaeus

What does Tyrtaeus mean?
Tyrtaeus means an Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek elegiac poet who lived at Sparta about the middle of the 7th century BC.
What part of speech is Tyrtaeus?
Tyrtaeus is a proper noun.

Words near Tyrtaeus in the dictionary

  1. Tyrrhenian Sea
  2. Tyrrhenians
  3. Tyrsenian
  4. Tyrsenians
  5. Tyrtaean
  6. Tyrtaeus
  7. Tyrtæan
  8. Tyrus
  9. Tyrving
  10. Tyrwhitt
  11. TYs

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