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Plethon
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English
Alternative forms
en Pletho Latinized
Etymology
en gkm Πλήθων, adopted by Plethon as a nickname or cognomen from en grc-att πλῆθος multitude, great number as a classicizing substitute for his surname grc Γεμιστός, from grc γεμιστός filled, stuffed. The particular form may have been chosen to mirror grc Πλάτων Plato.Siniossoglou Niketas 2011 Radical Platonism in Byzantium: Illumination and Utopia in Gemistos Plethon Cambridge University Press 9781107013032 8, note 24
Pronunciation
en /ˈpliːθɒn/ /ˈpliːθən/
Proper noun
Gemistos Plethon Georgios Gemistos Plethon (1355–1453 1), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.
Derived terms
en Plethonian
en Plethonic
Translations
Georgios Gemistos Plethon
Armenian: hy Պլեթոն
Bulgarian: bg Плетон, bg Плитон
Catalan: ca Pletó m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 卜列東
Danish: da Plethon
Dutch: nl Plethon, nl Pletho
Finnish: fi Plethon
French: fr Pléthon m
Georgian: ka პლეთონი
German: de Plethon m
Greek: el Πλήθων m
Hungarian: hu Plethón
Italian: it Pletone m
Latin: la Pletho m
Polish: pl Pleton m
Portuguese: pt Pletão, pt Pléton
Russian: ru Плифо́н
Slovene: sl Pleton
Spanish: es Pletón
Swedish: sv Plethon
See also
Appendix:Transliterations of Hymns by Plethon
References
en Individuals Philosophers
German
de:Georgios Gemistos +
Etymology
From de gkm Πλήθων, from de grc-att πλῆθος multitude, great number.
Pronunciation
de /ˈpleːtɔn/ /ˈplɛːtɔn/
de Ple thon
de De-Plethon.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m
en Plethon
de der Kalender Plethons the Calendar by Plethon
Related terms
de Platon
de Plotin
de Individuals Philosophers