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From Latin Granicus, from Ancient Greek Γρανικός (Granikós).

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Granicus

  1. A river in northwestern Anatolia, where Alexander the Great defeated the forces of the Persian Empire under Darius III

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Latin

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View of the river

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Γρανικός (Granikós).

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Grānīcus m sg (genitive Grānīcī); second declension

  1. An important river in Troas, now the Biga Çayı

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Grānīcus
Genitive Grānīcī
Dative Grānīcō
Accusative Grānīcum
Ablative Grānīcō
Vocative Grānīce

References

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  • Granicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Granicus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly