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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάφρος (Táphros).
Pronunciation
Noun
Taphros m sg (genitive Taphrī); second declension
- A strait between Corsica and Sardinia
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
References
- “Taphros”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Taphros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.