Pytheas
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πυθέας (Puthéas).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpyː.tʰe.aːs/, [ˈpyːt̪ʰeäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.te.as/, [ˈpiːt̪eäs]
Proper noun edit
Pȳtheās m sg (genitive Pȳtheae); first declension
- A geographer of Marseille
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Pȳtheās |
| Genitive | Pȳtheae |
| Dative | Pȳtheae |
| Accusative | Pȳtheān |
| Ablative | Pȳtheā |
| Vocative | Pȳtheā |
References edit
- “Pytheas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pytheas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.