Borysthenes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βορυσθένης (Borusthénēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /boˈrys.tʰe.neːs/, [bɔˈrʏs̠t̪ʰɛneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /boˈris.te.nes/, [boˈrist̪enes]

View of the river

Proper noun

Borysthenēs m sg (genitive Borysthenis); third declension

1. Dnipro, Dnieper

Usage notes

Considered by the Roman geographers to be the chief river of Scythia

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Borysthenēs
Genitive	Borysthenis
Dative	Borysthenī
Accusative	Borysthenem
Ablative	Borysthene
Vocative	Borysthenēs

Derived terms

• Borysthenius
• Borysthenis
• Borysthenidae

References

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

Further reading

• “Borysthenes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly