Pyramus

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English

Proper noun

Pyramus

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) a Babylonian lover in the tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πύραμος (Púramos).

View of the river

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pȳramus m sg (genitive Pȳramī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Pyramus
  2. A river of Cilicia flowing into the Mediterranean Sea near Mallus, now the Ceyhan River

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Pȳramus
Genitive Pȳramī
Dative Pȳramō
Accusative Pȳramum
Ablative Pȳramō
Vocative Pȳrame

References

  • Pyramus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Pyramus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • “Pyramus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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