Rhizus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥιζοῦς (Rhizoûs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈriz.zuːs/, [ˈrɪz̪d̪͡z̪uːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈrid.d͡zus/, [ˈrid̪ː͡z̪us]

Proper noun

Rhizūs m sg (genitive Rhizūntis); third declension

1. A town of Thessaly

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Rhizūs
genitive	Rhizūntis
dative	Rhizūntī
accusative	Rhizūntem
ablative	Rhizūnte
vocative	Rhizūs
locative	Rhizūntī Rhizūnte

References

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