Granicus

English

Etymology

From Latin Granicus, from Ancient Greek Γρανικός (Granikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɹəˈnaɪkəs/

Proper noun

Granicus

  1. A river in northwestern Anatolia, where Alexander the Great defeated the forces of the Persian Empire under Darius III

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γρανικός (Granikós).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Grānicus m sg (genitive Grānicī); second declension

  1. An important river in Troas, now the Biga Çayı

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Grānicus
Genitive Grānicī
Dative Grānicō
Accusative Grānicum
Ablative Grānicō
Vocative Grānice

References

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