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Abydus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἄβυδος (Ábudos).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Abȳdus f sg (genitive Abȳdī); second declension

  1. One of the most important cities of Egypt
  2. A city in Mysia, situated opposite to Sestus

Declension

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Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Abȳdus
genitive Abȳdī
dative Abȳdō
accusative Abȳdum
ablative Abȳdō
vocative Abȳde
locative Abȳdī

Derived terms

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References

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