Phintias

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιντίας (Phintías).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰin.ti.aːs/, [ˈpʰɪn̪t̪iäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfin.t͡si.as/, [ˈfint̪͡s̪iäs]

Proper noun

Phintiās m sg (genitive Phintiae); first declension

1. a tyrant of Agrigentum
2. A city on the south coast of Sicily, situated between Agrigentum and Gela

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Phintiās
genitive	Phintiae
dative	Phintiae
accusative	Phintiān
ablative	Phintiā
vocative	Phintiā
locative	Phintiae

Derived terms

• Phintiēnsis

References

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