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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θυρίδες (Thurídes).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Thȳridēs f pl (genitive Thȳridum); third declension
- A promontory of Laconia
- An island of the Ionian Sea mentioned by Pliny
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
References
- Thyrides in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Thyrides”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly