Xanthus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Ξάνθος (Xánthos), presumably from ξανθός (xanthós).

Proper noun[edit]

Xanthus m sg (genitive Xanthī); second declension

  1. The name of several rivers and their associated deities, especially the Scamander.

Declension[edit]

Second-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.
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