Pindus

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Pindus, from Ancient Greek Πίνδος (Píndos).

Proper noun

Pindus

  1. a mountain range in northern Greece, often called the "spine of Greece"

Translations


Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πίνδος (Píndos).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpin.dus/, [ˈpɪn.dʊs]

Proper noun

Pindus m (genitive Pindī); second declension

  1. A long range of mountains situated in northern Greece
  2. One of the towns of the tetrapolis of Doris
  3. A river of Doris flowing into the Cephisus

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Pindus
Genitive Pindī
Dative Pindō
Accusative Pindum
Ablative Pindō
Vocative Pinde

References

  • Pindus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Pindus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Pindos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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