Berytus
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Bērȳtus, from Ancient Greek Βηρῡτός (Bērūtós), from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 (brt). Doublet of Beirut.
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Proper noun edit
Berytus
- (historical) The ancient city of Beirut.
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Translations edit
the ancient city of Beirut
References edit
- ^ Worcester, Joseph E. (1861) An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language[1], Boston: Swan, Brewer & Tileston, page 326
German edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Berytus n (proper noun, genitive Berytus' or (with an article) Berytus)
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Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Βηρυτός (Bērutós), from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 (brt).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /beːˈryː.tus/, [beːˈryːt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /beˈri.tus/, [beˈriːt̪us]
Proper noun edit
Bērȳtus f sg (genitive Bērȳtī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Bērȳtus |
Genitive | Bērȳtī |
Dative | Bērȳtō |
Accusative | Bērȳtum |
Ablative | Bērȳtō |
Vocative | Bērȳte |
Locative | Bērȳtī |
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “Berytus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Berytus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.