Laphystium
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Λαφύστιον (Laphústion).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /laˈpʰys.ti.um/, [ɫ̪äˈpʰʏs̠t̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈfis.ti.um/, [läˈfist̪ium]
Proper noun
editLaphystium n sg (genitive Laphystiī or Laphystī); second declension
- A mountain of Boeotia
Declension
editSecond-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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- la:Greece
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