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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πύρνος (Púrnos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pyrnus f sg (genitive Pyrnī); second declension
- A town in Caria, mentioned by Pliny
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- Pyrnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Pyrnus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly