Rhodanus
Latin
Rhodanus in Lugduno, seu Rhodanusiâ
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥοδᾰνός (Rhodanós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈro.da.nus/, [ˈrɔd̪änʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈro.da.nus/, [ˈrɔːd̪änus]
Proper noun
Rhodanus m sg (genitive Rhodanī); second declension
- the River Rhône (a great river in Gaul, which empties into the Mediterranean)
- (metonymically, collectively) the Gaulish tribesmen living on the banks of the Rhône
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Rhodanus |
| Genitive | Rhodanī |
| Dative | Rhodanō |
| Accusative | Rhodanum |
| Ablative | Rhodanō |
| Vocative | Rhodane |
| Locative | Rhodanī |
Synonyms
- (dwellers by the Rhône): Rhodanī pōtōrēs (literally “drinkers of the Rhône”)
Related terms
- Rhodanicī
- Rhodanicus
- Rhodanītis
- Rhodanūsia
Descendants
References
- “RHO´DANUS”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “Rhŏdănus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Rhŏdănus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,362/3.
- “Rhodanus” on page 1,652/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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