Meanings
proper noun
- An Ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea, in southern Italy. Founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΠαρμενίδης
- EnglishParmenides
From Ancient Greek Παρμενίδης (Parmenídēs).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Parmènides
- Parmènidesphilosopher
Chinese Mandarin 巴門尼德 /巴门尼德
- 巴門尼德 /巴门尼德 (Bāménnídé)philosopher
French Parménide
- Parménidephilosopher
Hungarian Parmenidész
- Parmenidészphilosopher
Italian Parmenide
- Parmenidephilosopher
Latvian Parmenīds
- Parmenīdsphilosopher
Lithuanian Parmenidas
- Parmenidasphilosopher
Portuguese Parmênides
- Parmênidesphilosopher
Romanian Parmenide
- Parmenidephilosopher
Russian Пармени́д
- Пармени́д (Parmeníd)philosopher
Spanish Parménides
- Parménidesphilosopher
Swedish Parmenides
- Parmenidesphilosopher
Cite this entry
APA
Parmenides. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parmenides
MLA
“Parmenides.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parmenides. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Parmenides,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parmenides.
Source: Parmenides on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.