Colophon

See also: colophon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κολοφών (Kolophṓn).

Proper noun

Colophon

A historical city in Ancient Greece.

Translations

city

Catalan: Colofó
German: Kolophon
Japanese: コロポン (Koropon)
Latin: Colophōn
Marathi: कोलोफोन (kolophon)
Polish: Kolofon
Portuguese: Cólofon
Spanish: Colofón

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κολοφών (Kolophṓn).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔ.ɫɔ.pʰoːn]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔː.lo.fon]

Proper noun

Colophōn f sg (genitive Colophōnis); third declension

a city of Ionia situated north of Ephesus

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Colophōn
genitive	Colophōnis
dative	Colophōnī
accusative	Colophōnem
ablative	Colophōne
vocative	Colophōn
locative	Colophōnī Colophōne

Derived terms

Colophōniacus
Colophōnius

References

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