Cydnus

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Translingual

Cydnus aterrimus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῡδνός m (kūdnós, “glorious, honored”).

Proper noun

Cydnus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cydnidae – certain burrowing bugs.

References

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κύδνος (Kúdnos).

View of the river

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cydnus m sg (genitive Cydnī); second declension

  1. A river in Cilicia that passes near Tarsus and then flows into the Mediterranean Sea, now the Berdan River

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Cydnus
genitive Cydnī
dative Cydnō
accusative Cydnum
ablative Cydnō
vocative Cydne

References

  • Cydnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Cydnus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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