Pytheas
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πυθέας (Puthéas).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpyː.tʰe.aːs/, [ˈpyːt̪ʰeäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.te.as/, [ˈpiːt̪eäs]
Proper noun
[edit]Pȳtheās m sg (genitive Pȳtheae); first declension
- A geographer of Marseille
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Pȳtheās |
| genitive | Pȳtheae |
| dative | Pȳtheae |
| accusative | Pȳtheān |
| ablative | Pȳtheā |
| vocative | Pȳtheā |
References
[edit]- “Pytheas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pytheas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.