Acontius
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀκόντιος (Akóntios).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈkon.ti.us/, [äˈkɔn̪t̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈkon.t͡si.us/, [äˈkɔnt̪͡s̪ius]
Proper noun
[edit]Acontius m sg (genitive Acontiī or Acontī); second declension
- A mountain of Boeotia
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Acontius |
| genitive | Acontiī Acontī1 |
| dative | Acontiō |
| accusative | Acontium |
| ablative | Acontiō |
| vocative | Acontī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
[edit]- “Acontius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Boeotia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Acontius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.