proper noun · femininesecond declension
Amarynthus
Amarynthus f sg (genitive Amarynthī)
Classical[a.maˈryn.tʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.maˈrin.tus]
Meaning
- femininesingularA town of Euboea situated not far from Eretria
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Amarynthus | — |
| genitive | Amarynthī | — |
| dative | Amarynthō | — |
| accusative | Amarynthum | — |
| ablative | Amarynthō | — |
| vocative | Amarynthe | — |
| locative | Amarynthī | — |
Ămărynthus, i, f., = Ἀμάρυνθος,
I. a village of Eubœa, with a temple of Diana; hence called Amarynthis, Liv. 35, 38; cf. Mann. Graec. 261.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμάρυνθος (Amárunthos).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyAmarynthusAmarynthus (Ἀμάρυνφος: Eth. Ἀμαρυν́φιος, Eth. Ἀμαρύσιος), a town upon the coast of Euboea, only 7 stadia from Eretria, to which it belonged. It posses…Biography & mythologyAmarynthusAmarynthus (Ἀμάρυνθος), a hunter of Artemis, from whom the town of Amarynthus in Euboea (Steph. Byz. says Euboea itself) was believed to have derived …