Olynthus

English

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ὄλυνθος (Ólunthos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /oˈlyn.tʰus/, [ɔˈlʲʏn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈlin.tus/, [oˈlin̪t̪us]

Proper noun

Olynthus

An ancient city in Chalcidice, modern Chalkidiki, Greece.

Translations

ancient city

French: Olynthe (fr)
Greek: Όλυνθος (el) (Ólynthos)
Ancient: Ὄλυνθος (Ólunthos)
Italian: Olinto

Latin

Alternative forms

Olynthos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὄλυνθος (Ólunthos).

Proper noun

Olynthus f sg (genitive Olynthī); second declension

Olynthus (an ancient city in Chalcidice, modern Chalkidiki, Greece).

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Olynthus
Genitive	Olynthī
Dative	Olynthō
Accusative	Olynthum
Ablative	Olynthō
Vocative	Olynthe
Locative	Olynthī

Descendants

Italian: Olinto

References

“Olynthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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