Amyrus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄμυρος (Ámuros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.my.rus/, [ˈämʏrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.mi.rus/, [ˈäːmirus]

Proper noun

Amyrus m sg (genitive Amyrī); second declension

1. A river of Thessaly flowing into the Lake Boebeis
2. A town situated on this river

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Amyrus
genitive	Amyrī
dative	Amyrō
accusative	Amyrum
ablative	Amyrō
vocative	Amyre
locative	Amyrī

References

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