Orthosia

See also: orthosia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρθωσία (Orthōsía).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Orthōsia f sg (genitive Orthōsiae); first declension

  1. a town in Phoenicia near the river Eleutherus and contiguous to the town of Zimyra
  2. A town of Caria on the left bank of the Maeander

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Orthōsia
genitive Orthōsiae
dative Orthōsiae
accusative Orthōsiam
ablative Orthōsiā
vocative Orthōsia
locative Orthōsiae

Descendants

References

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