Maeandros

Latin

View of the river

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mae̯ˈan.dros/, [mäe̯ˈän̪d̪rɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /meˈan.dros/, [meˈän̪d̪ros]

Proper noun

Maeandros m sg (genitive Maeandrī); second declension

1. A river in Turkey, now the Menderes
   • 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII.162:

     non secus ac liquidus Phyrgiis Maeandros in undis
     ludit

2. A crooked way, a turning, a winding
3. A border wrought with many involutions

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Maeandros
Genitive	Maeandrī
Dative	Maeandrō
Accusative	Maeandron
Ablative	Maeandrō
Vocative	Maeandre

Derived terms

• Maeandrius
• Maeandricus
• Maeandrātus

References

https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?lemma=MAEANDROS100