Cynosura
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κυνόσουρα (Kunósoura).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ky.noˈsuː.ra/, [kʏnɔˈs̠uːrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.noˈsu.ra/, [t͡ʃinoˈs̬uːrä]
Proper noun edit
Cynosūra f sg (genitive Cynosūrae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cynosūra |
| Genitive | Cynosūrae |
| Dative | Cynosūrae |
| Accusative | Cynosūram |
| Ablative | Cynosūrā |
| Vocative | Cynosūra |
References edit
- “Cynosura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cynosura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.