Hamaxitus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁμαξιτός (Hamaxitós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /haˈmak.si.tus/, [häˈmäks̠ɪt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈmak.si.tus/, [äˈmäksit̪us]

Proper noun

Hamaxitus f sg (genitive Hamaxitī); second declension

1. A town on the southwestern coast of Troad
2. A town in Caria, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hamaxitus
Genitive	Hamaxitī
Dative	Hamaxitō
Accusative	Hamaxitum
Ablative	Hamaxitō
Vocative	Hamaxite
Locative	Hamaxitī

References

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