Tamyras
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ταμύρας (Tamúras). According to Campbell, the river continues the name of Θάμυρις (Thámuris), a Thracian bard.[1] However, compare the cognates listed at Thames.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈta.my.raːs/, [ˈt̪ämʏräːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈta.mi.ras/, [ˈt̪äːmiräs]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/River_Damour_at_Jisr_el_Qadi.jpg/220px-River_Damour_at_Jisr_el_Qadi.jpg)
Proper noun
[edit]Tamyrās m sg (genitive Tamyrae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Tamyrās |
Genitive | Tamyrae |
Dative | Tamyrae |
Accusative | Tamyrān |
Ablative | Tamyrā |
Vocative | Tamyrā |
References
[edit]- “Tamyras”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ The Canadian Journal of Science, Literature and History. (1873). Canada: Canadian Institute, p. 419-420
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