Xanthus
See also: xanthus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ξάνθος (Xánthos), presumably from ξανθός (xanthós).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈksan.tʰus/, [ˈks̠än̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈksan.tus/, [ˈksän̪t̪us]
Proper noun
editXanthus m sg (genitive Xanthī); second declension
- The name of several rivers and their associated deities, especially the Scamander.
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Xanthus |
Genitive | Xanthī |
Dative | Xanthō |
Accusative | Xanthum |
Ablative | Xanthō |
Vocative | Xanthe |
References
edit- “Xanthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Xanthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.