Xanthus

See also: xanthus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ξάνθος (Xánthos), presumably from ξανθός (xanthós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈksan.tʰus/, [ˈks̠än̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈksan.tus/, [ˈksän̪t̪us]

Proper noun

Xanthus m sg (genitive Xanthī); second declension

1. The name of several rivers and their associated deities, especially the Scamander.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Xanthus
Genitive	Xanthī
Dative	Xanthō
Accusative	Xanthum
Ablative	Xanthō
Vocative	Xanthe

References

• “Xanthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Xanthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.