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English
Etymology
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Proper noun
Antron
- A male given name.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀντρών (Antrṓn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Antrōn m sg (genitive Antrōnis); third declension
- A small town of Phthiotis in Thessaly, situated opposite to Oreus
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Antron”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly