Colophon

See also: colophon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κολοφών (Kolophṓn).

Proper noun

Colophon

1. A historical city in Ancient Greece.

Translations

city

• Catalan: Colofó
• German: Kolophon
• Japanese: コロポン (Koropon)
• Latin: Colophōn
• Marathi: कोलोफोन (kolophon)
• Polish: Kolofon
• Portuguese: Cólofon
• Spanish: Colofón

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κολοφών (Kolophṓn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈko.lo.pʰoːn/, [ˈkɔɫ̪ɔpʰoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈko.lo.fon/, [ˈkɔːlofon]

Proper noun

Colophōn f sg (genitive Colophōnis); third declension

1. a city of Ionia situated north of Ephesus

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Colophōn
Genitive	Colophōnis
Dative	Colophōnī
Accusative	Colophōnem
Ablative	Colophōne
Vocative	Colophōn
Locative	Colophōnī Colophōne

Derived terms

• Colophōniacus
• Colophōnius

References

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