Taenarus
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ταίναρος (Taínaros).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtae̯.na.rus/, [ˈt̪äe̯närʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈte.na.rus/, [ˈt̪ɛːnärus]
Proper noun[edit]
Taenarus m sg (genitive Taenarī); second declension
- A promontory in Laconia, modern Greece, the southernmost point of Peloponnesus
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Taenarus |
| Genitive | Taenarī |
| Dative | Taenarō |
| Accusative | Taenarum |
| Ablative | Taenarō |
| Vocative | Taenare |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Taenarus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Taenarum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Taenarum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.