Sipylus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίπυλος (Sípulos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.py.lus/, [ˈs̠ɪpʏɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.pi.lus/, [ˈsiːpilus]

Proper noun

Sipylus m sg (genitive Sipylī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) One of the sons of Niobe
2. A mountain of Lydia situated between the course of the Hermus and the city of Smyrna

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sipylus
Genitive	Sipylī
Dative	Sipylō
Accusative	Sipylum
Ablative	Sipylō
Vocative	Sipyle

Derived terms

• Sipylēus
• Sipylensis

References

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