Abydus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄβυδος (Ábudos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈbyː.dus/, [äˈbyːd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈbi.dus/, [äˈbiːd̪us]

Proper noun

Abȳdus f sg (genitive Abȳdī); second declension

1. One of the most important cities of Egypt
2. A city in Mysia, situated opposite to Sestus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Abȳdus
Genitive	Abȳdī
Dative	Abȳdō
Accusative	Abȳdum
Ablative	Abȳdō
Vocative	Abȳde
Locative	Abȳdī

Derived terms

• abȳdēnus

References

• “Abydus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Abydus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Abydus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly