Myrtilus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μυρτίλος (Murtílos).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmyr.ti.lus/, [ˈmʏrt̪ɪɫ̪ʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmir.ti.lus/, [ˈmirt̪ilus]

Proper noun edit

Myrtilus m sg (genitive Myrtilī); second declension

(Greek mythology) A son of Hermes and charioteer of Oenomaus

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Myrtilus
Genitive	Myrtilī
Dative	Myrtilō
Accusative	Myrtilum
Ablative	Myrtilō
Vocative	Myrtile

References edit

Myrtilus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Myrtilus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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