Nymphaeus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νύμφιος (Númphios).

View of the river's dam

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /nymˈpʰae̯.us/, [nʏmˈpʰäe̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nimˈfe.us/, [nimˈfɛːus]

Proper noun

Nymphaeus m sg (genitive Nymphaeī); second declension

1. An affluent of the Tigris and boundary between the Romans and Persian empire, now the Batman River
2. A small river of Latium mentioned only by Pliny

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nymphaeus
Genitive	Nymphaeī
Dative	Nymphaeō
Accusative	Nymphaeum
Ablative	Nymphaeō
Vocative	Nymphaee

References

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