How do you pronounce socrates?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑkɹətiz/.

socrates

/ˈsɑkɹətiz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: Soc-ra-tes
IPA: /ˈsɑkɹətiz/

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Meaning

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

noun

Acronym of site, onset, character, radiation, associations, timecourse, exacerbating and relieving factors, and severity (of pain).

Example Sentences

"Accordingly, even though readers always and understandably speak of the theories adumbrated by Socrates here as "Plato's theories", one ought not to speak of them so without some compunction--the writing itself, and also Plato the author, present these always in a spirit of open-ended exploration, and sometimes there are contextual clues indicating that Socrates exaggerates or goes what the argument truly justifies, and so on."

Etymology

Via Latin Socrates, from Ancient Greek Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs). Doublet of Sokratis.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *tewh₂-, Socrates, Σωκράτης

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɑkɹətiz/
British English: /ˈsɒkɹətiːz/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Sokrates (alternative)

Derived Forms

Socratean Socratian Socratic Socratise Socratism Socratist Socratize

Phrases

Socratic irony Socratic method

Frequently Paired Words

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Rhymes With

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