name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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
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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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Antonyms: none provided
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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Meaning relationships
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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