Laphystium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαφύστιον (Laphústion).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laˈpʰys.ti.um/, [ɫ̪äˈpʰʏs̠t̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈfis.ti.um/, [läˈfist̪ium]
Proper noun edit
Laphystium n sg (genitive Laphystiī or Laphystī); second declension
- A mountain of Boeotia
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Laphystium |
| Genitive | Laphystiī Laphystī1 |
| Dative | Laphystiō |
| Accusative | Laphystium |
| Ablative | Laphystiō |
| Vocative | Laphystium |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Laphystium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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