Phintias

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιντίας (Phintías).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰin.ti.aːs/, [ˈpʰɪn̪t̪iäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfin.t͡si.as/, [ˈfint̪͡s̪iäs]

Proper noun

Phintiās m sg (genitive Phintiae); first declension

1. a tyrant of Agrigentum
2. A city on the south coast of Sicily, situated between Agrigentum and Gela

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Phintiās
Genitive	Phintiae
Dative	Phintiae
Accusative	Phintiān
Ablative	Phintiā
Vocative	Phintiā
Locative	Phintiae

Derived terms

• Phintiēnsis

References

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