proper noun · femininethird declension
Amathūs
Amathūs f sg (genitive Amathūntis)
Classical[ˈa.ma.tʰuːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.ma.tus]
Meaning
- an ancient town in Cyprus where Aphrodite was worshipped
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Amathūs | — |
| genitive | Amathūntis | — |
| dative | Amathūntī | — |
| accusative | Amathūntem | — |
| ablative | Amathūnte | — |
| vocative | Amathūs | — |
| locative | Amathūntī Amathūnte | — |
Ămăthūs, untis, f., = Ἀμαθοῦς (acc. Gr. Amathunta, Ov. M. 10, 220),
I. a town in the southern part of Cyprus, consisting of two ports, one on the coast, now Old Limasol, and the other on a hill inland, now Agios Tychanos, Verg. A. 10, 51; Ov. M. 10, 220; sacred to Venus, who is hence called ămăthūsĭa, Ov. Am. 3, 15, 15; Cat. 68, 51; Tac. A. 3, 62.—Hence, ămăthūsĭă-cus, a, um, of Amathus:
bidentes, Ov. M. 10, 227 Merk. (Heins. reads Amathusiadas, from Amathusias, ădis.)Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἀμαθοῦς (Amathoûs).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyAmathusAmathus (Ἀμαθοῦς,--οῦντος· Ἀμαθούσιος, Adj. Amathusiacus, Ov. Met. 10.227: nr. Old Limasol), an ancient town on the S. coast of Cyprus, celebrated for…GeographyAmathusAmathus (Ἀμαθοῦς or τὰ Ἀμαθά), a strongly fortified city on the east of the Jordan, in Lower Persia, 21 Roman miles south of Pella. (Eusebii Ononmast.…