Xanthus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ξάνθος (Xánthos), presumably from ξανθός (xanthós).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈksan.tʰus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈksan.tus/,

Proper noun

Xanthus m sg (genitive Xanthī); second declension

The name of several rivers and their associated deities, especially the Scamander.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Xanthus
genitive	Xanthī
dative	Xanthō
accusative	Xanthum
ablative	Xanthō
vocative	Xanthe

References

“Xanthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Xanthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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