Eryx

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔρυξ (Érux).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ryks/, [ˈɛrʏks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.riks/, [ˈɛːriks]

Proper noun

Eryx m sg (genitive Erycis); third declension

1. The name of a city and mountain in the western part of Sicily, now Erice

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Eryx
Genitive	Erycis
Dative	Erycī
Accusative	Erycem
Ablative	Eryce
Vocative	Eryx
Locative	Erycī Eryce

Derived terms

• Erycīnus

Descendants

• Italian: Erice
• Translingual:

References

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