proper noun · femininethird declension
Amastris
Amastris f sg (genitive Amastridis)
Classical[aˈmas.trɪs]Ecclesiastical[aˈmas.tris]
Meaning
- femininesingulara coastal city in Paphlagonia situated on a peninsula, now called Amasra
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Amastris | — |
| genitive | Amastridis | — |
| dative | Amastridī | — |
| accusative | Amastridem | — |
| ablative | Amastride | — |
| vocative | Amastris | — |
| locative | Amastridī Amastride | — |
Ămastris, is, f., = Ἄμαστρις,
I. a town in Paphlagonia, on the shore of the Pontus Euxinus, orig. called Sesamum, now Amasserah, Cat. 4, 13; Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 5; cf. Mann. Asia Minor, 3, 25 sq.—Hence, ămastrĭă-cus, a, um, adj., of Amastris, Ov. Ib. 331.— ămastrĭāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Amastris, Plin. Ep. 10, 99.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄμαστρις (Ámastris).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyAmastrisAmastris (Ἄμαστρις: Eth. Ἀμαστριανός, Eth. Amastrianus: Amasra, or Amasserah), a city of Paphlagonia, on a small river of the same name. Amastris occu…Biography & mythologyAmastrisAmastris. 3. Also called Amastrine (Ἀμαστρινή), the daughter of Oxyartes, the brother of Darius, was given by Alexander in marriage to Craterus. (Arri…