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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κολοφών (Kolophṓn).
Proper noun
Colophon
- A historical city in Ancient Greece.
Translations
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κολοφών (Kolophṓn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Colophōn f sg (genitive Colophōnis); third declension
- a city of Ionia situated north of Ephesus
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- Colophon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Colophon”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly