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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Φίντωνος (Phíntōnos).
Proper noun
Phintōnis f sg (genitive Phintōnis); third declension
- An island situated between Corsica and Sardinia, probably the Maddalena island in Italy
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
References
- Phintonis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Phinton”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly