Zotha

Latin

Alternative forms

• Zothalēs (manuscript variant)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈzo.tʰa/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɔt̪ʰä]

Proper noun

Zotha ? sg (genitive Zothae); first declension

1. (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

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Zotha
Genitive	Zothae
Dative	Zothae
Accusative	Zotham
Ablative	Zothā
Vocative	Zotha

References

• 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