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Aristotle

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈæɹɪˌstɒtəl/
  • UK: [ˈæɹɪˌstɒtəɫ̩]
  • Canada, US: ăʹrĭstŏt'əl
  • Canada, US: /ˈæɹɪˌstɑtəl/
  • Canada, US: [ˈæɹɪˌstɑɾɫ̩]
  • /ˈɛɹɪˌstɑtəl/ Mary–marry–merry merger
  • [ˈɛɹɪˌstɑɾɫ̩] Mary–marry–merry merger
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • South-Asia: /əˌrɪsˌʈɔ.ʈᵻl/
  • rhymes with -ɒtəl
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 R AH0 S T AA2 T AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A male given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

A male given name.

An ancient Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist (382–322 BCE), student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A bottle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Cockney, slang

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4

noun

Meaning 4

one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: philosopher

History

Etymology

Via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).

Cockney rhyming slang for bottle, itself shortened from bottle and glass, Cockney rhyming slang for arse.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَرِسْطُو (ʔarisṭū) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Arabic: أَرِسْطُوطَالِيس (ʔarisṭūṭālīs) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Arabic: أَرِسـطَاطَالِيس — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Armenian: Արիստոտել (Aristotel) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Old Armenian: Արիստոտէլ (Aristotēl) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Azerbaijani: Ərəstu — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Azerbaijani: Ərəstun — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Bulgarian: Аристо́тел (Aristótel) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞里士多德 /亚里士多德 (Yàlǐshìduōdé) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞里斯多德 /亚里斯多德 (Yàlǐsīduōdé) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Czech: Aristoteles — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Czech: Aristotelés — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Esperanto: Aristotelo — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Faroese: Aristoteles — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Finnish: Aristoteles — ancient Greek philosopher
  • French: Aristote — ancient Greek philosopher
  • German: Aristoteles — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Greek: Αριστοτέλης (Aristotélis) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Ancient Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Hebrew: אריסטו (aristo) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Hindi: अरस्तु (arastu) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Hungarian: Arisztotelész — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Icelandic: Aristóteles — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Irish: Arastotail — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Italian: Aristotele — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Japanese: アリストテレス (Arisutoteresu) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Khmer: អារិស្តត្ថល (aaristɑɑtthal) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Khmer: អារីស្តូត (ʼaariistout) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Korean: 아리스토텔레스 (Ariseutotelleseu) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Ladino: Arsato — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Latin: Aristotelēs — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Macedonian: Аристо́тел (Aristótel) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Marathi: अरस्तु (arastu) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Marathi: अॅरिस्टोटल (aĕrisṭoṭal) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Marathi: आरिस्तोतेलेस (āristoteles) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Norwegian: Aristoteles — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Persian: ارسطو (arestu) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Persian: ارسطاطالیس (arestâtâlis) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Persian: ارسطوطالیس (arestutâlis) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Polish: Arystoteles — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Portuguese: Aristóteles — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Romanian: Aristotel — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Russian: Аристо́тель (Aristótelʹ) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Slovene: Aristótel — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Spanish: Aristóteles — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Swedish: Aristoteles — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Tagalog: Aristoteles — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Thai: อริสโตเติล (à-rít-dtoo-dtə̂n) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Turkish: Aristoteles — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Turkish: Aristo — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Ukrainian: Арісто́тель (Aristótelʹ) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Urdu: ارسطو (arastu) — ancient Greek philosopher
  • Vietnamese: A-ri-xtốt — ancient Greek philosopher