Lixus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λίξος (Líxos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlik.sus/, [ˈlʲɪks̠ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlik.sus/, [ˈliksus]
Proper noun edit
Lixus m sg (genitive Lixī); second declension
- A river in Mauritania, now the Loukkos
- A city situated along the river
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Lixus |
| Genitive | Lixī |
| Dative | Lixō |
| Accusative | Lixum |
| Ablative | Lixō |
| Vocative | Lixe |
| Locative | Lixī |
References edit
- “Lixus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lixos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Lix”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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- Latin masculine nouns
- la:Rivers in Mauritania
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