Granicus

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Etymology

From Latin Granicus, from Ancient Greek Γρανικός (Granikós).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Granicus

  1. A river in northwestern Anatolia, where Alexander the Great defeated the forces of the Persian Empire under Darius III

Translations

Latin

View of the river

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γρανικός (Granikós).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Grānīcus m sg (genitive Grānīcī); second declension

  1. an important river in Troas, now the Biga Çayı

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Grānīcus
genitive Grānīcī
dative Grānīcō
accusative Grānīcum
ablative Grānīcō
vocative Grānīce

References

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