Epidaurus
English
Proper noun
Epidaurus
- An ancient town on the Argolid Peninsula, Greece, famous for its theatre.
- A modern municipality of Argolis regional unit, Peloponnese region, Greece.
Latin
Alternative forms
- Epidaurum
- Epidauros
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπίδαυρος (Epídauros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.pɪˈdau̯.rʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.piˈd̪aːu̯.rus]
Proper noun
Epidaurus m sg (genitive Epidaurī); second declension
- Epidaurus (an ancient town on the Argolid Peninsula, Greece, famous for its theatre)
- Epidaurus (a modern municipality of Argolis regional unit, Peloponnese region, Greece)
- Epidaurus, Epidaurum (an ancient city in Dalmatia, in modern Croatia; modern Cavtat)
- Epidauros, Epetium (an ancient village in Dalmatia, in modern Croatia; modern Stobreč)
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Epidaurus |
| genitive | Epidaurī |
| dative | Epidaurō |
| accusative | Epidaurum |
| ablative | Epidaurō |
| vocative | Epidaure |
| locative | Epidaurī |
Derived terms
- Epidauricus
- Epidauritānus
Related terms
- Epidaurēus
- Epidaurius
- Epidaurus Limēra
Descendants
- Italian: Epidauro
References
- “Epidaurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Ĕpĭdaurum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Epidaurus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Epidaurum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.