Nymphaeus

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νύμφιος (Númphios).

View of the river's dam

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nymphaeus m sg (genitive Nymphaeī); second declension

  1. An affluent of the Tigris and boundary between the Romans and Persian empire, now the Batman River
  2. A small river of Latium mentioned only by Pliny

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Nymphaeus
genitive Nymphaeī
dative Nymphaeō
accusative Nymphaeum
ablative Nymphaeō
vocative Nymphaee

References

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