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proper noun · femininesecond declension

Abȳdus

Abȳdus f sg (genitive Abȳdī)
Classical[aˈbyː.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈbiː.dus]

Meaning

  1. One of the most important cities of Egypt
  2. a city in Mysia, situated opposite to Sestus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAbȳdus—
genitiveAbȳdī—
dativeAbȳdō—
accusativeAbȳdum—
ablativeAbȳdō—
vocativeAbȳde—
locativeAbȳdī—

Ăbȳdus and Ăbȳdos, i (in MSS. also Aboedus), f. (m., Verg. G. 1, 207), = Ἄβυδος,
I. a town in Mysia, on the narrowest point of the Hellespont, opposite Sestos, now perh. Aidos or Avido, Mel. 1, 9, 1; Auct. Her. 4, 54, 68: ostrifer, Verg. G. 1, 207: mea, Ov. H. 18, 127; 19, 30 al.: Abydum oppidum, Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 141.—
II. Hence deriv.: ăbȳdēnus, a, um, adj., belonging to Abydus: juvenis, i. e. Leander, Stat. S. 1, 2, 87; the same absol.: Abydenus, Ov. H. 18, 1.—In plur.: ăbȳdēni, the inhabitants of Abydus, Liv. 31, 16.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἄβυδος (Ábudos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAbydusAbydus 1. (ἡ Ἄβυδος, Abydum, Plin. Nat. 5.32: Eth. Ἀβυδηνός, Abydenus), a city of Mysia on the Hellespontus, nearly opposite Sestus on the European sh…

Quick answers

What does Abȳdus mean in Latin?
Abȳdus, a proper noun, means “One of the most important cities of Egypt; a city in Mysia, situated opposite to Sestus”.
What is the genitive of Abȳdus?
The genitive singular is Abȳdī. Abȳdus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Abȳdus?
In classical Latin, [aˈbyː.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbiː.dus].