English Explanatory Dictionary

Pliny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient Roman praenomen.
  2. Pliny the Elder, Gaius Plinius Secundus (23–79 AD): an ancient Roman nobleman, scientist and historian, author of Naturalis Historia, "Pliny's Natural History".
  3. Pliny the Younger, Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (63–c. 113): an ancient Roman statesman, orator, and writer, a great-nephew of Pliny the Elder.

Pronunciation

/ˈplɪni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Pliny.wav

Word forms

Pliny Plinys Plinies Plinius

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Plīnius, an Italic name of obscure origin.

Derived words

plinian Plinydom Plinyism

Translations

Armenian: Պլինիոս Bulgarian: Пли́ний Catalan: Plini Czech: Plinius Dutch: Plinius Esperanto: Plinio Finnish: Plinius French: Pline Galician: Plinio German: Plinius Italian: Plinio Japanese: プリーニウス Latin: Plinius Norwegian: Plinius Polish: Pliniusz Portuguese: Plínio Romanian: Plinius Romanian: Pliniu Russian: Плиний Serbo-Croatian: Плиније Serbo-Croatian: Plinije Slovak: Plínius Slovene: Plinij Spanish: Plinio Swedish: Plinius Ukrainian: Пліній
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