Sybaris
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin Sybaris, from Ancient Greek Σύβαρις (Súbaris).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sybaris
- An ancient Greek colony in south Italy, notable for the luxury of its inhabitants.
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Σύβαρις (Súbaris).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsy.ba.ris/, [ˈs̠ʏbärɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ba.ris/, [ˈsiːbäris]
Proper noun[edit]
Sybaris m sg (genitive Sybaris); third declension
- A river in Bruttium that flows into the Ionian Sea, now the river Coscile
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -ī).
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Proper noun[edit]
Sybaris f sg (genitive Sybaris); third declension
- A city of Magna Graecia, notable for the luxury of its inhabitants
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -ī), with locative.
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References[edit]
- “Sybaris”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Sybaris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- “Sybaris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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