Cerinthus

See also: cerinthus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κήρινθος (Kḗrinthos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /keːˈrin.tʰus/, [keːˈrɪn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈrin.tus/, [t͡ʃeˈrin̪t̪us]

Proper noun

Cērinthus f sg (genitive Cērinthī); second declension

  1. 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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