Azotus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Azōtus, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ζωτος (Ắzōtos).

Proper noun

Azotus

  1. Ashdod

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄζωτος (Ázōtos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Azōtus f sg (genitive Azōtī); second declension

  1. a city in Palestine, now Ashdod

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Azōtus
genitive Azōtī
dative Azōtō
accusative Azōtum
ablative Azōtō
vocative Azōte
locative Azōtī

Derived terms

  • Azōtius

References

  • Azotus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Azotus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.