Thyrsus

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θύρσος (Thúrsos).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰyr.sus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtir.sus/,

Proper noun

Thyrsus m sg (genitive Thyrsī); second declension

The most considerable river of Sardinia, still called Tirso

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Thyrsus
genitive	Thyrsī
dative	Thyrsō
accusative	Thyrsum
ablative	Thyrsō
vocative	Thyrse

References

“Thyrsus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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