Abderite

English Etymology From en la Abderita, la Abderites, from en grc Ἀβδηρίτης. Pronunciation en /ˈæb.dəˌɹaɪt/ US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Abderite.wav Southern England Noun An inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace. en Abderian en 1814 The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian G. Booth 2 4 27 To that end they entered the borders of the Abderites in another part of Thrace, and wasted and spoiled the country Diodorus grc en ‘the Abderite’ Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher. Usage notes Ancient belief was that "the people of Abdera are fools and madmen" (stulti et insani Abderitae).the Latin and English phrases are quoted as they appear in Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy, volume 1 (2010) Derived terms en abderite en abderitic en abderitism Translations native of Abdera, Thrace Finnish: fi abderalainen German: de Abderit m, de Abderitin f Hungarian: hu abderita Norwegian: Bokmål: nb abderitt m Occitan: oc abderita Polish: pl abderyta m, pl abderytka f Portuguese: pt abderita m f Swedish: sv abderit c See also en abderian References Anagrams en abdeeirt ebriated rebaited tire bead en Demonyms Latin Noun la noun form Abdērītē la Abdērītēs abl//voc s