Ptolemy
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Ptolemy
- /ˈtɒləmi/ UK
- /ˈtɑləmi/ US
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos).
proper noun
- Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90 – c. 168 AD), a Greek-speaking mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who lived in the Hellenistic culture of Alexandria in Roman Egypt. His most important works were the Almagest and the Geography
- Ptolemy I Soter ("Ptolemy the Savior", 367 BC—283 BC), a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who was the ruler of Egypt (323 B.C.E—283 B.C.E) and founder of the Ptolemaic Empire. In 305 BC he took the role of King.
- The Egyptian ruling dynasty of peoples who held the given name Ptolemy.
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name name of Greek origin
| Español | Ptolomeo, Tolomeo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 프톨레마이오스 Peutollemaioseu |
| 日本語 | プトレマイオス Putoremaiosu |
| 中文 | 托勒密 Tuōlèmì |
| हिन्दी | तुरमय turmay |
| Português | Ptolomeu, Ptolemeu |
| Français | Ptolémée |
| Deutsch | Ptolemäus, Ptolemaios |
| Italiano | Tolomeo |
| Ελληνικά | Πτολεμαίος Ptolemaíos |
| Română | Ptolemeu |
| Русский | Птолеме́й Ptoleméj |
| العربية | بَطُلِيمُوس baṭulīmūs |
| עברית | תּלמי talmai |
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@misc{ptolemy_2026,
title = {Ptolemy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ptolemy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
