Tartarus
English
Etymology
From Latin Tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).
Proper noun
Tartarus
- (Greek mythology) A dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans, etc.
Translations
dark part of Hades
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtar.ta.rus/, [ˈt̪ärt̪ärʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtar.ta.rus/, [ˈt̪ärt̪ärus]
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Tartarus m sg (genitive Tartarī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) Tartarus (part of the underworld)
- A river of Venetia that used to flow into the Adriatic Sea, now called Tartaro.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Tartarus |
Genitive | Tartarī |
Dative | Tartarō |
Accusative | Tartarum |
Ablative | Tartarō |
Vocative | Tartare |
Etymology 2
Noun
Tartarus m (genitive Tartarī, feminine Tartara); second declension
- Alternative form of Tatarus (“Tatar”)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |
Nominative | Tartarus | Tartara | Tartarī | Tartarae | |
Genitive | Tartarī | Tartarae | Tartarōrum | Tartarārum | |
Dative | Tartarō | Tartarīs | Tartarīs | ||
Accusative | Tartarum | Tartaram | Tartarōs | Tartarās | |
Ablative | Tartarō | Tartarā | Tartarīs | Tartarīs | |
Vocative | Tartare | Tartara | Tartarī | Tartarae |
References
- “Tartarus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Tartarus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Tartarus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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