Metabus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Μέταβος (Métabos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ta.bus/, [ˈmɛt̪äbʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ta.bus/, [ˈmɛːt̪äbus]
Proper noun edit
Metabus m sg (genitive Metabī); second declension
- (Roman mythology) A king of the Volscians and father of Camilla
- The son of Sisyphus and founder of Metapontum
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Metabus |
| Genitive | Metabī |
| Dative | Metabō |
| Accusative | Metabum |
| Ablative | Metabō |
| Vocative | Metabe |
References edit
- Metabus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Metabus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press