Olynthus
English
Etymology
From Latin Olynthus, from Ancient Greek Ὄλυνθος (Ólunthos).
Proper noun
Olynthus
- An ancient city in Chalcidice, modern Chalkidiki regional unit, Greece.
Translations
ancient city
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ὄλυνθος (Ólunthos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔˈlyn.tʰʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [oˈlin̪.t̪us]
Proper noun
Olynthus f sg (genitive Olynthī); second declension
- Olynthus (an ancient city in Chalcidice, modern Chalkidiki regional unit, Greece)
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| 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