Machelones

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαχελῶνες (Makhelônes).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ma.kʰeˈloː.neːs/, [mäkʰɛˈɫ̪oːneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ma.keˈlo.nes/, [mäkeˈlɔːnes]

Proper noun

Machelōnēs m pl (genitive Machelōnum); third declension

1. A tribe of Colchis settled to the south of the river Phasis

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Machelōnēs
genitive	Machelōnum
dative	Machelōnibus
accusative	Machelōnēs
ablative	Machelōnibus
vocative	Machelōnēs

References

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