Eryx

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔρυξ (Érux).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ryks/, [ˈɛ.rʏks]

Proper noun

Eryx m (genitive Erycis); third declension

The name of a city and mountain in the western part of Sicily, now Erice

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Eryx
Genitive	Erycis
Dative	Erycī
Accusative	Erycem
Ablative	Eryce
Vocative	Eryx

Derived terms

Erycīnus

Descendants

Italian: Erice
Translingual: Eryx

References

Eryx in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Eryx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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