Maeander

Latin

View of the river

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Maeander m sg (genitive Maeandrī); second declension

  1. A river in Turkey, now the Menderes
  2. A crooked way, a turning, a winding
  3. A border wrought with many involutions

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Maeander
Genitive Maeandrī
Dative Maeandrō
Accusative Maeandrum
Ablative Maeandrō
Vocative Maeander

Derived terms

  • Maeandrius
  • Maeandricus
  • Maeandrātus

See also

References

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