Pylus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πύλος (Púlos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpy.lus/, [ˈpʏɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.lus/, [ˈpiːlus]
Proper noun edit
Pylus m sg (genitive Pylī); second declension
- The name of three cities of Peloponnesus
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Pylus |
Genitive | Pylī |
Dative | Pylō |
Accusative | Pylum |
Ablative | Pylō |
Vocative | Pyle |
Locative | Pylī |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Pylus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Pylus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Pylos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette