Cerynites

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κερυνῑ́της (Kerunī́tēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ke.ryˈniː.teːs/, [kɛrʏˈniːt̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃe.riˈni.tes/, [t͡ʃeriˈniːt̪es]

Proper noun

Cerynītēs m sg (genitive Cerynītae); first declension

1. A river of Achaia flowing into the sea near Helice

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cerynītēs
genitive	Cerynītae
dative	Cerynītae
accusative	Cerynītēn
ablative	Cerynītē
vocative	Cerynītē

References

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