Pelorus

See also: pelorus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέλωρος (Pélōros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /peˈloː.rus/, [pɛˈɫ̪oːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈlo.rus/, [peˈlɔːrus]

Proper noun

Pelōrus m sg (genitive Pelōrī); second declension

1. A promontory in the island of Sicily, modern Italy, forming the north eastern point of the whole island

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Pelōrus
genitive	Pelōrī
dative	Pelōrō
accusative	Pelōrum
ablative	Pelōrō
vocative	Pelōre

See also

• Lilybaeum
• Pachȳnus

References

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