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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄμαστρις (Ámastris).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Amastris f sg (genitive Amastridis); third declension
- A coastal city in Paphlagonia situated on a peninsula, now called Amasra
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- Amastris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Amastris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly