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Leontini

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Λεοντῖνοι (Leontînoi).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Leontīnī m pl (genitive Leontīnōrum); second declension

  1. A city in Sicily situated between Catana and Syracusae, birthplace of Gorgias, now Lentini

Declension

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Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

plural
nominative Leontīnī
genitive Leontīnōrum
dative Leontīnīs
accusative Leontīnōs
ablative Leontīnīs
vocative Leontīnī
locative Leontīnīs

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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