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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίφνος (Síphnos).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Siphnos f sg (genitive Siphnī); second declension

  1. Sifnos, one of the Cyclades

Declension

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Second-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Siphnos
Genitive Siphnī
Dative Siphnō
Accusative Siphnon
Ablative Siphnō
Vocative Siphne

References

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  • Siphnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Siphnos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Siphnos”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly