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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πλινθίνη (Plinthínē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Plinthinē f sg (genitive Plinthinēs); first declension
- A town in Egypt situated not far from Taposiris
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
References
- “Plinthine”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly