proper noun · masculinethird declension
Amystis
Amystis m sg (genitive Amystis)
Classical[aˈmys.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[aˈmis.tis]
Meaning
- masculinesingularA tributary river of the Ganges flowing past Catadupae
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Amystis | — |
| genitive | Amystis | — |
| dative | Amystī | — |
| accusative | Amystim | — |
| ablative | Amystī | — |
| vocative | Amystis | — |
ămystis, ĭdis, f., = ἄμυστις,
I. the emptying of a cup at one draught, Hor. C. 1, 36, 14.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
amystis idis, f
, ἄμυστις, the emptying of a cup at a draught, a bumper, H.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄμυστις (Ámustis).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
AntiquitiesAmystisAmystis (ἀμυστὶ πίνειν, ἄμυστιν πίνειν, ἀμυστίζειν), from ἀ and μύω, a draught taken without drawing breath (Ath. 11.25, 783d). It was a favourite amu…GeographyAmystisAmystis (Ἄμυστις), an Indian river, a tributary of the Ganges, flowing past a city called Catadupae (Arrian. Ind. 4), which Mannert supposes, from its…