Cerinthus

See also: cerinthus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κήρινθος (Kḗrinthos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /keːˈrin.tʰus/, [keːˈrɪn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈrin.tus/, [t͡ʃeˈrin̪t̪us]

Proper noun

Cērinthus f sg (genitive Cērinthī); second declension

1. A town of Euboea situated near the river Budorus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cērinthus
Genitive	Cērinthī
Dative	Cērinthō
Accusative	Cērinthum
Ablative	Cērinthō
Vocative	Cērinthe
Locative	Cērinthī

References

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