Eryx

See also: Éryx

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔρυξ (Érux).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ryks/, [ˈɛrʏks̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.riks/, [ˈɛːriks]

Proper noun

Eryx m sg (genitive Erycis); third declension

Erice, a city and mountain in the western part of Sicily

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Eryx
Genitive	Erycis
Dative	Erycī
Accusative	Erycem
Ablative	Eryce
Vocative	Eryx
Locative	Erycī Eryce

Derived terms

Erycīnus

Descendants

French: Éryx
Italian: Erice
Translingual: Eryx

References

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

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