Gelo

See also: gelo and gelò

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Gelōn

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γέλων (Gélōn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gelō m sg (genitive Gelōnis); third declension

  1. King of Syracuse and son of Hiero

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Gelō
genitive Gelōnis
dative Gelōnī
accusative Gelōnem
ablative Gelōne
vocative Gelō

Descendants

  • Italian: Gelone

References

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