Melanthius
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Μελάνθιος (Melánthios).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /meˈlan.tʰi.us/, [mɛˈɫ̪än̪t̪ʰiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈlan.ti.us/, [meˈlän̪t̪ius]
Proper noun
editMelanthius m sg (genitive Melanthiī or Melanthī); second declension
- A Greek painter
- (Greek mythology) The disloyal goatherd of Ulysses
- A small river on the coast of Pontus
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Melanthius |
Genitive | Melanthiī Melanthī1 |
Dative | Melanthiō |
Accusative | Melanthium |
Ablative | Melanthiō |
Vocative | Melanthī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
edit- Melanthius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Melanthius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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