Plethon

English

Alternative forms

• Pletho (Latinized)

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Πλήθων (Plḗthōn), adopted by Plethon as a nickname or cognomen from Attic Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “multitude, great number”) as a classicizing substitute for his surname Γεμιστός (Gemistós), from γεμιστός (gemistós, “filled, stuffed”). The particular form may have been chosen to mirror Πλάτων (Plátōn, “Plato”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpliːθɒn/, /ˈpliːθən/

Proper noun

Plethon

1. Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

Derived terms

• Plethonian
• Plethonic

Translations

Georgios Gemistos Plethon

• Armenian: Պլեթոն (Pletʻon)
• Bulgarian: Плетон (Pleton), Плитон (Pliton)
• Catalan: Pletó m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 卜列東 / 卜列东 (zh)

• Danish: Plethon
• Dutch: Plethon, Pletho
• Finnish: Plethon
• French: Pléthon (fr) m
• Georgian: პლეთონი (ṗletoni)
• German: Plethon (de) m
• Greek: Πλήθων (el) m (Plíthon)
• Hungarian: Plethón
• Italian: Pletone m
• Latin: Pletho m
• Polish: Pleton (pl) m
• Portuguese: Pletão, Pléton
• Russian: Плифо́н (Plifón)
• Slovene: Pleton
• Spanish: Pletón
• Swedish: Plethon

See also

• Appendix:Transliterations of Hymns by Plethon

German

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Πλήθων (Plḗthōn), from Attic Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “multitude, great number”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpleːtɔn/, /ˈplɛːtɔn/
• Hyphenation: Ple‧thon

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Proper noun

Plethon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Plethons)

1. Plethon

   der Kalender Plethons

   the Calendar by Plethon

Related terms

• Platon
• Plotin