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Eryx

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See also: Éryx

Translingual

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Etymology

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Proper noun

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Eryx m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – Old World sand boas.

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἔρυξ (Érux).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Eryx m sg (genitive Erycis); third declension

  1. Erice, a city and mountain in the western part of Sicily

Declension

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Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Eryx
genitive Erycis
dative Erycī
accusative Erycem
ablative Eryce
vocative Eryx
locative Erycī
Eryce

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: Éryx
  • Italian: Erice
  • Translingual: Eryx

References

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