Osteodes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀστεώδης (Osteṓdēs), from ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /os.teˈoː.deːs/, [ɔs̠t̪eˈoːd̪eːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /os.teˈo.des/, [ost̪eˈɔːd̪es]

Proper noun

Osteōdēs f sg (genitive Osteōdis); third declension

  1. An island off the coast of Sicily, probably Ustica

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Osteōdēs
Genitive Osteōdis
Dative Osteōdī
Accusative Osteōdem
Ablative Osteōde
Vocative Osteōdēs

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