Neaethus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νέαιθος (Néaithos).

View of the river

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /neˈae̯.tʰus/, [neˈäe̯t̪ʰʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /neˈe.tus/, [neˈɛːt̪us]

Proper noun

Neaethus m sg (genitive Neaethī); second declension

  1. A river in Bruttium that flows into the Ionian Sea, now the river Neto

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Neaethus
Genitive Neaethī
Dative Neaethō
Accusative Neaethum
Ablative Neaethō
Vocative Neaethe

References
  • “Neaethus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Neaethus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Neaethus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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