Bosporus
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See also: bosporus
English
Proper noun
the Bosporus
- Alternative spelling of Bosphorus
Danish
Proper noun
Bosporus
German
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Bosporus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Bosporus)
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos).
Proper noun
Bosporus m sg (genitive Bosporī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Bosporus |
| Genitive | Bosporī |
| Dative | Bosporō |
| Accusative | Bosporum |
| Ablative | Bosporō |
| Vocative | Bospore |
Derived terms
References
- “Bosporus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Bosporus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Bosporus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.