Cynthus

English

Alternative forms

• Kynthos

Etymology

From Latin Cynthus, from Ancient Greek Κύνθος (Kúnthos).

Proper noun

Cynthus

1. A mountain of Delos, famous in Greek mythology as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis

Derived terms

• Cynthian

Related terms

• Cynthia

Translations

mountain of Delos

• French: Cynthe (fr) m, Kynthos m
• Greek:

  Ancient: Κύνθος m (Kúnthos)

• Italian: Cinto m
• Latin: Cynthus m
• Russian: Кинф m (Kinf)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κύνθος (Kúnthos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkyn.tʰus/, [ˈkʏn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃin.tus/, [ˈt͡ʃin̪t̪us]

Proper noun

Cynthus m sg (genitive Cynthī); second declension

1. Cynthus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cynthus
genitive	Cynthī
dative	Cynthō
accusative	Cynthum
ablative	Cynthō
vocative	Cynthe

Related terms

• Cynthius

Descendants

• French: Cynthe
• → English: Cynthus

References

• “Cynthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Cynthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Cynthus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly