Cydnus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κύδνος (Kúdnos).

View of the river

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkyd.nus/, [ˈkʏnːʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃid.nus/, [ˈt͡ʃid̪nus]

Proper noun

Cydnus m sg (genitive Cydnī); second declension

A river in Cilicia that passes near Tarsus and then flows into the Mediterranean Sea, now the Berdan River

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cydnus
Genitive	Cydnī
Dative	Cydnō
Accusative	Cydnum
Ablative	Cydnō
Vocative	Cydne

References

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.