adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to Pythagoras.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Pythagoric
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Pythagorean
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Pronunciation
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/p(a)ɪˌθaɡəˈɹiːən/
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adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to the philosophy of Pythagoras.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Pythagoric
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Following the lifestyle advocated by the Pythagoreans; specifically, vegetarian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Pythagorean philosophy
- Pythagorean theorem
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin Pȳthagorēus (“pertaining to Pythagoras”) + -an. Compare Pythagoric.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: питагоров (pitagorov) — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Catalan: pitagòric — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Czech: pythagorov — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Czech: pythagorejský — of or relating to Pythagoras
- French: pythagorique — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Galician: pitagórico — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Macedonian: питогоров (pitogorov) — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Macedonian: питагорин (pitagorin) — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Polish: pitagorejski — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Russian: пифаго́ров (pifagórov) — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Serbo-Croatian: питагорин — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Serbo-Croatian: pitagorin — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Slovene: pitagorov — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Slovene: pitagorejski — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Spanish: pitagórico — of or relating to Pythagoras
- Bulgarian: питагорейски (pitagorejski) — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Catalan: pitagòric — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Czech: pythagorejský — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Dutch: pythagorisch — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Esperanto: pitagora — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Esperanto: pitagorisma — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Esperanto: pitagorana — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Esperanto: hipitagorana — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Esperanto: jipitagorana — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Finnish: pythagoralainen — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- French: pythagoricien — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- German: pythagoreisch — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- German: pythagoräisch — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Irish: Píotagarásach — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Italian: pitagorico — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Polish: pitagorejski — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Russian: пифагоре́йский (pifagoréjskij) — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Slovene: pitagorejski — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Spanish: pitagórico — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Swedish: pythagoreisk — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Volapük: pütagorasik — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Volapük: pütagorik — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Volapük: pütagoranik — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Volapük: hipütagoranik — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Volapük: jipütagoranik — of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
- Bulgarian: питагореец (pitagoreec) — follower of Pythagoras
- Catalan: pitagòric — follower of Pythagoras
- Catalan: pitagòrica — follower of Pythagoras
- Czech: pythagorejec — follower of Pythagoras
- Czech: pythagorovec — follower of Pythagoras
- Dutch: pythagoreeër — follower of Pythagoras
- Esperanto: pitagorano — follower of Pythagoras
- Esperanto: hipitagorano — follower of Pythagoras
- Esperanto: pitagoranino — follower of Pythagoras
- Finnish: pythagoralainen — follower of Pythagoras
- French: pythagoricien — follower of Pythagoras
- French: pythagoricienne — follower of Pythagoras
- German: Pythagoreer — follower of Pythagoras
- German: Pythagoreerin — follower of Pythagoras
- German: Pythagoräer — follower of Pythagoras
- German: Pythagoräerin — follower of Pythagoras
- Italian: pitagorico — follower of Pythagoras
- Russian: пифагоре́ец (pifagoréjec) — follower of Pythagoras
- Spanish: pitagórico — follower of Pythagoras
- Volapük: pütagoran — follower of Pythagoras
- Volapük: hipütagoran — follower of Pythagoras
- Volapük: jipütagoran — follower of Pythagoras
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