Zotha
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- Zothalēs (manuscript variant)
Etymology edit
Unknown.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Zotha ? sg (genitive Zothae); first declension
- (hapax) A lake or river of Margiana, Central Asia, mentioned by Pliny
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 6.18.47:
- in qua Alexander Alexandriam condiderat, qua diruta a barbaris Antiochus Seleuci filius eodem loco restituit Syrianam interfluente Margo, qui corrivatur in Zotha lacu
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Zotha |
| Genitive | Zothae |
| Dative | Zothae |
| Accusative | Zotham |
| Ablative | Zothā |
| Vocative | Zotha |
References edit
- Zothales in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- H. Rackham, transl. (1942), Pliny: Natural History (Loeb Classical Library), volume 2, Books 3–7, page 372