Xanthus

See also: xanthus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ξάνθος (Xánthos), presumably from ξανθός (xanthós).

Proper noun

Xanthus m sg (genitive Xanthī); second declension

  1. The name of several rivers and their associated deities, especially the Scamander.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Xanthus
Genitive Xanthī
Dative Xanthō
Accusative Xanthum
Ablative Xanthō
Vocative Xanthe

References
  • “Xanthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Xanthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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