Plinthine

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πλινθίνη (Plinthínē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈplin.tʰi.neː/, [ˈplʲɪn̪t̪ʰɪneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈplin.ti.ne/, [ˈplin̪t̪ine]

Proper noun

Plinthinē f sg (genitive Plinthinēs); first declension

1. A town in Egypt situated not far from Taposiris

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Plinthinē
genitive	Plinthinēs
dative	Plinthinae
accusative	Plinthinēn
ablative	Plinthinē
vocative	Plinthinē
locative	Plinthinae

References

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