Tityus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈti.ty.us/, [ˈt̪ɪt̪yʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈti.t͡si.us/, [ˈt̪iːt̪͡s̪ius]
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Proper noun
Tityus m sg (genitive Tityī); second declension
- A river in Dalmatia that flows into the Adriatic Sea, now the Krka
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Tityus |
Genitive | Tityī |
Dative | Tityō |
Accusative | Tityum |
Ablative | Tityō |
Vocative | Titye |
References
- “Tityus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Tityus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.