Melanthius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελάνθιος (Melánthios).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /meˈlan.tʰi.us/, [mɛˈɫ̪än̪t̪ʰiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈlan.ti.us/, [meˈlän̪t̪ius]
Proper noun edit
Melanthius 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 edit
Second-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