Cynthus

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Cynthus, from Ancient Greek Κύνθος (Kúnthos).

Proper noun

Cynthus

  1. A mountain of Delos, famous in Greek mythology as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κύνθος (Kúnthos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cynthus m sg (genitive Cynthī); second declension

  1. Cynthus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cynthus
Genitive Cynthī
Dative Cynthō
Accusative Cynthum
Ablative Cynthō
Vocative Cynthe

Descendants

  • French: Cynthe
  • English: Cynthus

References

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