proper noun · neuterthird declension
Anxur
Anxur n sg (genitive Anxuris)
Classical[ˈaŋk.sʊr]Ecclesiastical[ˈaŋk.sur]
Meaning
- neutersingularan ancient town in Latium, now Terracina
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Anxur | — |
| genitive | Anxuris | — |
| dative | Anxurī | — |
| accusative | Anxur | — |
| ablative | Anxure | — |
| vocative | Anxur | — |
| locative | Anxurī Anxure | — |
Anxur (rarely written Anxyr, Prob. p. 1459 P.), ŭris, n. (m., Mart. 5, 1; 10, 58 al., as lying upon a mountain of the same name).
I. An ancient town in Latium, situated not far from the sea-shore, afterwards also called Tarracina, now Terracina, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 19:
Tarracina oppidum linguā Volscorum Anxur dictum, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 59; Hor. S. 1, 5, 26; cf. Mann. Ital. 1, 626 sq. (this town had its name from a fountain in the neighborhood, Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 799; Vitr. 27, 38.)—Hence, II. Derivv.
A. Anxŭrus:
Juppiter, who was worshipped at Anxur, Verg. A. 7, 799; v. Serv. ad h. l.— B. Anxŭras, ātis, m., belonging to Anxur, Liv. 27, 38.
Origins
Borrowed from Volscian Anxur.