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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νήρῐτος (Nḗritos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nēritus m sg (genitive Nēritī); second declension
- A mountain situated on the island of Ithaca
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- “Nērĭtŏs”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Neritus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Neritos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.