Amathus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀμαθοῦς (Amathoûs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amathūs f sg (genitive Amathūntis); third declension

  1. An ancient town in Cyprus where Aphrodite was worshipped

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Amathūs
Genitive Amathūntis
Dative Amathūntī
Accusative Amathūntem
Ablative Amathūnte
Vocative Amathūs
Locative Amathūntī
Amathūnte

Derived terms

  • Amathūsiacus

References

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