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English
Etymology
From Latin Stymphālus, from Ancient Greek Στύμφᾱλος (Stúmphālos).
Proper noun
Stymphalus
- (historical) An ancient town in Arcadia, in modern Greece, near modern Stymfalia.
- (Greek mythology) Any of various mythological figures.
Translations
town and district in Arcadia, ancient Greece
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Στύμφαλος (Stúmphalos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Stymphālus m sg (genitive Stymphālī); second declension
- a mountain, lake, and ancient town in Arcadia, in modern Greece
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Stymphalus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Stymphalus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Stymphalos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.