English Explanatory Dictionary

Hobbes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), English philosopher.

Pronunciation

/hɒbz/ /hɑbz/ En-us-Hobbes.oga

Word forms

Hobbes Hobbeses

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.

Derived words

Hobbesian Hobbesianism Hobbesism Hobbesist Hobbish Hobbism Hobbist Hobbistic

Translations

Armenian: Հոբս Chinese Mandarin: 霍布斯 Latin: Hobbius Russian: Гоббс
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