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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥιζοῦς (Rhizoûs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rhizūs m sg (genitive Rhizūntis); third declension
- A town of Thessaly
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Rhizus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Rhizus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.