Bostrenus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βοστρηνός (Bostrēnós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /bosˈtreː.nus/, [bɔs̠ˈt̪reːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bosˈtre.nus/, [bosˈt̪rɛːnus]

Proper noun

Bostrēnus m sg (genitive Bostrēnī); second declension

1. A river in Phoenicia, mentioned by Avienus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Bostrēnus
Genitive	Bostrēnī
Dative	Bostrēnō
Accusative	Bostrēnum
Ablative	Bostrēnō
Vocative	Bostrēne

References

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