proper noun · femininesecond declension
Berecyntus
Berecyntus f sg (genitive Berecyntī)
Classical[bɛ.rɛˈkyn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[be.reˈt͡ʃin.tus]
Meaning
- femininesingularA mountain of Phrygia consecrated to Cybele
- femininesingularA city of Phrygia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Berecyntus | — |
| genitive | Berecyntī | — |
| dative | Berecyntō | — |
| accusative | Berecyntum | — |
| ablative | Berecyntō | — |
| vocative | Berecynte | — |
| locative | Berecyntī | — |
Bĕrĕcyntus, i, m., = Βερέκυντος,
I. a mountain on the banks of the river Sangarius, in Phrygia, sacred to Cybele, Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 784; 9, 82; Schol. Cruq. ad Hor. C. 4, 1, 22.—
II. Derivv., the adjj.
A. Bĕrĕcyntĭus (Bĕrĕcynth-), a, um, = Βερεκύντιος.
1. Of or pertaining to the mountain Berecyntus, Berecyntian:
tractus, Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 108 (acc. to Pliny, in Caria): juga, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 300: mater, i. e. Cybele, Verg. A. 6, 785; Stat. Th. 4, 782; and subst.: Bĕrĕcyntia, ae, f., Verg. A. 9, 82; Ov. F. 4, 355.—2. Of or pertaining to Cybele:
heros, i. e. Midas, son of Cybele, Ov. M. 11, 106: Attis, her favorite, Pers. 1, 93: tibia, a flute of a crooked shape (orig. employed only in her festivals), Ov. F. 4, 181; hence, for a curved Phrygian flute, in gen., Hor. C. 3, 19, 18; 4, 1, 22; Ov M. 11, 16; cf. cornu, Hor. C. 1, 18, 13: furores, the madness of the priests of Cybele, Mart. 4, 43, 8.—B. Bĕrĕcyntĭădes, ae, m., Berecyntian:
venator, perh. Attis (v. Attis), Ov. Ib. 506 Heins.—C. Bĕrĕcyntĭăcus, a, um, = Berecyntius, 2., of or belonging to Cybele: sacerdos, Prud. c. Sym. 2, 51.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερέκυντος (Berékuntos), probably of Phrygian or Anatolian origin, but of uncertain meaning.