Olynthus

English

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ὄλυνθος (Ólunthos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈlyn.tʰus/, [ɔˈlʲʏn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈlin.tus/, [oˈlin̪t̪us]

Proper noun

Olynthus

1. An ancient city in Chalcidice, modern Chalkidiki, Greece.

Translations

ancient city

• French: Olynthe (fr)
• Greek: Όλυνθος (el) (Ólynthos)

  Ancient: Ὄλυνθος (Ólunthos)

• Italian: Olinto

Latin

Alternative forms

• Olynthos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὄλυνθος (Ólunthos).

Proper noun

Olynthus f sg (genitive Olynthī); second declension

1. Olynthus (an ancient city in Chalcidice, modern Chalkidiki, Greece).

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Olynthus
genitive	Olynthī
dative	Olynthō
accusative	Olynthum
ablative	Olynthō
vocative	Olynthe
locative	Olynthī

Descendants

• Italian: Olinto

References

• “Olynthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press