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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πύρανθος (Púranthos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pyranthus m sg (genitive Pyranthī); second declension
- A town of Crete situated near Gortyna
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Pyranthus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly