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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Ptolemāicus from Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, battle, war); equivalent to Tulumeu +‎ -icu. Compare Italian tolemaico, Spanish ptolemaico, Portuguese ptolomaico, French ptolémaïque.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tu.liˈmaj.ku/, [t̪ʊ.lɪˈmäɪ̯.kʊ̠]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧li‧mài‧cu

Adjective

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tulimaicu (feminine singular tulimaica, masculine and feminine plural tulimaici)

  1. (history, astronomy) Ptolemaic; pertaining to Ptolemy, the Ptolemies dynasty, or the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt (305 BC – 30 BC).

Inflection

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Masculine Feminine
Singular tulimaicu tulimaica
Plural tulimaici tulimaici
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