Pyrnus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πύρνος (Púrnos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpyr.nus/, [ˈpʏrnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpir.nus/, [ˈpirnus]

Proper noun

Pyrnus f sg (genitive Pyrnī); second declension

1. A town in Caria, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Pyrnus
genitive	Pyrnī
dative	Pyrnō
accusative	Pyrnum
ablative	Pyrnō
vocative	Pyrne
locative	Pyrnī

References

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