Osteodes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀστεώδης (Osteṓdēs), from ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /os.teˈoː.deːs/, [ɔs̠t̪eˈoːd̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /os.teˈo.des/, [ost̪eˈɔːd̪es]

Proper noun

Osteōdēs f sg (genitive Osteōdis); third declension

1. An island off the coast of Sicily, probably Ustica

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Osteōdēs
Genitive	Osteōdis
Dative	Osteōdī
Accusative	Osteōdem
Ablative	Osteōde
Vocative	Osteōdēs

References

• “Osteodes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Osteodes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.