Acontius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀκόντιος (Akóntios).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkon.ti.us/, [äˈkɔn̪t̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈkon.t͡si.us/, [äˈkɔnt̪͡s̪ius]
Proper noun edit
Acontius m sg (genitive Acontiī or Acontī); second declension
- A mountain of Boeotia
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Acontius |
| Genitive | Acontiī Acontī1 |
| Dative | Acontiō |
| Accusative | Acontium |
| Ablative | Acontiō |
| Vocative | Acontī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Acontius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Boeotia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Acontius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.