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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερέκυντος (Berékuntos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Berecyntus f sg (genitive Berecyntī); second declension
- A mountain of Phrygia consecrated to Cybele
- A city of Phrygia
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- Berecyntus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Berecyntus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly