Borysthenes
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βορυσθένης (Borusthénēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /boˈrys.tʰe.neːs/, [bɔˈrʏs̠t̪ʰɛneːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /boˈris.te.nes/, [boˈrist̪enes]
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Proper noun
Borysthenēs m sg (genitive Borysthenis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Borysthenēs |
Genitive | Borysthenis |
Dative | Borysthenī |
Accusative | Borysthenem |
Ablative | Borysthene |
Vocative | Borysthenēs |
Derived terms
References
- “Borysthenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Borysthenes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Borysthenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.