Olynthus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ὄλυνθος (Ólunthos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈlyn.tʰus/, [ɔˈlʲʏn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈlin.tus/, [oˈlin̪t̪us]
Proper noun[edit]
Olynthus
- An ancient city in Chalcidice, modern Chalkidiki, Greece.
Translations[edit]
ancient city
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ὄλυνθος (Ólunthos).
Proper noun[edit]
Olynthus f sg (genitive Olynthī); second declension
- Olynthus (an ancient city in Chalcidice, modern Chalkidiki, Greece).
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Olynthus |
| Genitive | Olynthī |
| Dative | Olynthō |
| Accusative | Olynthum |
| Ablative | Olynthō |
| Vocative | Olynthe |
| Locative | Olynthī |
Descendants[edit]
- Italian: Olinto
References[edit]
- “Olynthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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