Zerynthus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζήρυνθος (Zḗrunthos), variant of Ζήρινθος (Zḗrinthos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /zeːˈryn.tʰus/, [d̪͡z̪eːˈrʏn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡zeˈrin.tus/, [d̪͡z̪eˈrin̪t̪us]

Proper noun

Zērynthus f sg (genitive Zērynthī); second declension

1. A town of Thrace famous for its cave dedicated to Hecate

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Zērynthus
genitive	Zērynthī
dative	Zērynthō
accusative	Zērynthum
ablative	Zērynthō
vocative	Zērynthe
locative	Zērynthī

References

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