Eurotas

Latin

View of the river

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὐρώτας (Eurṓtas).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈroː.taːs/, [ɛu̯ˈroːt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈro.tas/, [eu̯ˈrɔːt̪äs]

Proper noun

Eurōtās m sg (genitive Eurōtae); first declension

1. The chief river of Laconia

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Eurōtās
Genitive	Eurōtae
Dative	Eurōtae
Accusative	Eurōtān
Ablative	Eurōtā
Vocative	Eurōtā

References

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