LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Bosporus

Bosporus m sg (genitive Bosporī)

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularAny of multiple straits, chiefly the one known as the Bosphorus in English.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBosporus—
genitiveBosporī
Bosforī, Bosphorī		—
dativeBosporō
Bosforō, Bosphorō		—
accusativeBosporum
Bosforum, Bosphorum		—
ablativeBosporō
Bosforō, Bosphorō		—
vocativeBospore
Bosfore, Bosphore		—

Bospŏrus and Bosphŏrus (in MSS. sometimes Bosfŏrus), i, m. (
I. fem., Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 26; Prop. 3, 11, 68; v. infra), = Βόσπορος and Βόσφορος (i. e. the heifer's ford, on account of Io's passage here as a heifer), the name of several straits, and particularly,
A. Thracius, Gr. Βόσπορος Θρᾴκιος, between Thrace and Asia Minor, now the Strait or Channel of Constantinople, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 8; Mel. 1, 1, 5; 1, 2, 2 and 6; 1, 19, 5 and 12; 2, 2, 6; 2, 7, 3; Plin. 4, 12, 24, § 76 sq.; 5, 32, 43, § 149 sq.; Hor. C. 2, 13, 14; 2, 20, 14; 3, 4, 30; Val. Fl. 4, 345.—
B. Cimmerius, the Cimmerian Bosporus, leading from the Black Sea to the Azof, now the Strait of Kertsch or Jenikaleh, Mel. 1, 1, 5; 1, 19, 15; 1, 19, 17; 1, 19, 18; 2, 1, 2 and 3; Curt. 6, 2, 13; Plin. 4, 12, 24, § 76 sq.—Voc. Bospore, fem., of the land adjoining the Bosporus, Prop. 3, 11 (4, 10), 68.—
II. Derivv.
A. Bospŏrĭus (Bospŏrĕus, Sid. Carm. 2, 55), a, um, adj., = Βοσπόριος, of the Bosporus: mare, Ov. Tr. 2, 298 Jahn. —
B. Bospŏrĭcus, a, um, the same: mare, Gell. 17, 8, 16.—
C. Bospŏrānus (Bosph-, Bosf-), i, m., = Βοσπορανός, a dweller on or near the Bosporus Cimmerius, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 4, 9; Tac. A. 12, 15, 16. —Hence, adj.: bellum, Tac. A. 12, 15, 63.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos).

In English words that came into English from Bosporus

  • BosphorusBosphorus

Quick answers

What does Bosporus mean in Latin?
Bosporus, a proper noun, means “Any of multiple straits, chiefly the one known as the Bosphorus in English.”.
What is the genitive of Bosporus?
The genitive singular is Bosporī. Bosporus is masculine, second declension.