Lapethus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Lapathus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάπηθος (Lápēthos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /laˈpeː.tʰus/, [ɫ̪äˈpeːt̪ʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /laˈpe.tus/, [läˈpɛːt̪us]

Proper noun

Lapēthus f sg (genitive Lapēthī); second declension

1. A town on the north coast of Cyprus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Lapēthus
genitive	Lapēthī
dative	Lapēthō
accusative	Lapēthum
ablative	Lapēthō
vocative	Lapēthe
locative	Lapēthī

References

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