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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀστεώδης (Osteṓdēs), from ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Osteōdēs f sg (genitive Osteōdis); third declension
- an island off the coast of Sicily, probably Ustica
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Osteodes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Osteodes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.