Rhombites

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥομβίτης (Rhombítēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈrom.bi.teːs/, [ˈrɔmbɪt̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈrom.bi.tes/, [ˈrɔmbit̪es]

Proper noun

Rhombitēs m sg (genitive Rhombitis); third declension

1. A river in Sarmatia, mentioned by Strabo, which flows into the Sea of Azov

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Rhombitēs
Genitive	Rhombitis
Dative	Rhombitī
Accusative	Rhombitem
Ablative	Rhombite
Vocative	Rhombitēs

References

• “Theophanius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly