Azotus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Azōtus, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ζωτος (Ázōtos).

Proper noun

Azotus

1. Ashdod

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄζωτος (Ázōtos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /azˈzoː.tus/, [äz̪ˈd̪͡z̪oːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /adˈd͡zo.tus/, [äd̪ˈd̪͡z̪ɔːt̪us]

Proper noun

Azōtus f sg (genitive Azōtī); second declension

1. A city in Palestine, now Ashdod

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Azōtus
genitive	Azōtī
dative	Azōtō
accusative	Azōtum
ablative	Azōtō
vocative	Azōte
locative	Azōtī

Derived terms

• Azōtius

References

• “Azotus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Azotus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.