Metabus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέταβος (Métabos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ta.bus/, [ˈmɛt̪äbʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ta.bus/, [ˈmɛːt̪äbus]

Proper noun

Metabus m sg (genitive Metabī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) A king of the Volscians and father of Camilla
2. The son of Sisyphus and founder of Metapontum

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Metabus
Genitive	Metabī
Dative	Metabō
Accusative	Metabum
Ablative	Metabō
Vocative	Metabe

References

• 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