Cerinthus

See also: cerinthus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κήρινθος (Kḗrinthos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /keːˈrin.tʰus/, [keːˈrɪn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈrin.tus/, [t͡ʃeˈrin̪t̪us]

Proper noun

Cērinthus f sg (genitive Cērinthī); second declension

A town of Euboea situated near the river Budorus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cērinthus
Genitive	Cērinthī
Dative	Cērinthō
Accusative	Cērinthum
Ablative	Cērinthō
Vocative	Cērinthe
Locative	Cērinthī

References

Cerinthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Cerinthus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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