Sipylus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίπυλος (Sípulos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.py.lus/, [ˈs̠ɪpʏɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.pi.lus/, [ˈsiːpilus]
Proper noun edit
Sipylus m sg (genitive Sipylī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) One of the sons of Niobe
- A mountain of Lydia situated between the course of the Hermus and the city of Smyrna
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sipylus |
| Genitive | Sipylī |
| Dative | Sipylō |
| Accusative | Sipylum |
| Ablative | Sipylō |
| Vocative | Sipyle |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Sipylus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sipylus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Sipylus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly