Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄμαστρις (Ámastris).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Amastris f sg (genitive Amastridis); third declension

  1. A coastal city in Paphlagonia situated on a peninsula, now called Amasra

Declension edit

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Amastris
Genitive Amastridis
Dative Amastridī
Accusative Amastridem
Ablative Amastride
Vocative Amastris
Locative Amastridī
Amastride

Derived terms edit

References edit

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