Cydnus

Translingual

Cydnus aterrimus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῡδνός m (kūdnós, “glorious, honored”).

Proper noun

Cydnus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cydnidae – certain burrowing bugs.

See also

• Cydnus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cydnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cydnus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κύδνος (Kúdnos).

View of the river

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkyd.nus/, [ˈkʏnːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃid.nus/, [ˈt͡ʃid̪nus]

Proper noun

Cydnus m sg (genitive Cydnī); second declension

1. A river in Cilicia that passes near Tarsus and then flows into the Mediterranean Sea, now the Berdan River

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cydnus
Genitive	Cydnī
Dative	Cydnō
Accusative	Cydnum
Ablative	Cydnō
Vocative	Cydne

References

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