Berecyntus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερέκυντος (Berékuntos).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Berecyntus f sg (genitive Berecyntī); second declension

  1. A mountain of Phrygia consecrated to Cybele
  2. A city of Phrygia

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Berecyntus
Genitive Berecyntī
Dative Berecyntō
Accusative Berecyntum
Ablative Berecyntō
Vocative Berecynte
Locative Berecyntī

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Berecyntus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Berecyntus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly