Pylus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πύλος (Púlos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpy.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.lus]
Proper noun
Pylus m sg (genitive Pylī); second declension
- The name of three cities of Peloponnesus
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Pylus |
| genitive | Pylī |
| dative | Pylō |
| accusative | Pylum |
| ablative | Pylō |
| vocative | Pyle |
| locative | Pylī |
Related terms
- Pylius
- Pyliī
References
- “Pylus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Pylus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Pylos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.