Naxos

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νάξος (Náxos).

Proper noun

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Naxos

  1. An island in the central Cyclades
  2. A town in Greece located on an homonymous island.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νάξος (Náxos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Naxos f sg (genitive Naxī); second declension

  1. The largest island of the Cyclades

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

singular
nominative Naxos
genitive Naxī
dative Naxō
accusative Naxon
ablative Naxō
vocative Naxe

References

  • “Naxos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Naxos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Naxos”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Naxos, from Ancient Greek Νάξος (Náxos).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: Na‧xos

Proper noun

Naxos

  1. Naxos (an island and town in the South Aegean region, Greece)
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