adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Corinthius1
Corinthius (feminine Corinthia, neuter Corinthium)
Classical[kɔˈrɪn.tʰi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[koˈrin.ti.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof Corinth, Corinthian
[…]deinde agrum optimum et fructuosissimum Corinthium qui L. Mummi imperio ac felicitate ad vectigalia populi Romani adiunctus est,[…]
1856 translation by Charles Duke Yonge After that, that most excellent and productive land which belongs Corinth, which was added to the revenues of the Roman people by the campaigns and successes of Lucius Mummius.63 BCE, Cicero, De lege agraria 1.2.5[…]praetor superato Leucata Corinthium sinum invectus[…]
1951 translation by Alfred C. Schlesinger […] the praetor rounded Cape Leucas, entered the Gulf of Corinth […]27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 44.1.4
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Corinthius | Corinthia | Corinthium |
| genitive | Corinthiī | Corinthiae | Corinthiī |
| dative | Corinthiō | Corinthiae | Corinthiō |
| accusative | Corinthium | Corinthiam | Corinthium |
| ablative | Corinthiō | Corinthiā | Corinthiō |
| vocative | Corinthie | Corinthia | Corinthium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Corinthiī | Corinthiae | Corinthia |
| genitive | Corinthiōrum | Corinthiārum | Corinthiōrum |
| dative | Corinthiīs | Corinthiīs | Corinthiīs |
| accusative | Corinthiōs | Corinthiās | Corinthia |
| ablative | Corinthiīs | Corinthiīs | Corinthiīs |
| vocative | Corinthiī | Corinthiae | Corinthia |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Corinthius adj.,
of Corinth, Corinthian, T., C., L.: aes, a costly bronze, an alloy of gold, silver, and copper: vasa: opus: Corinthia (sc. vasa), L.
Origins
Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos)bor. Latin Corinthus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Corinthius From Corinthus + -ius.