LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

mȳthos

mȳthos m (genitive mȳthī)
Classical[ˈmyː.tʰɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmiː.tos]

Meaning

  1. a myth

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemȳthosmȳthī
mȳthoe
genitivemȳthīmȳthōrum
mȳthōn
dativemȳthōmȳthīs
accusativemȳthon
mȳthum
mȳthōs
ablativemȳthōmȳthīs
vocativemȳthemȳthī
mȳthoe

mȳthŏs, i, m., = μῦθος,
I. a fable, myth (late Lat. for fabula): callentes mython (gen. plur. Gr. μύθων), plasmata, Aus. ap. Prof. Carm. 21, v. 26.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῦθος m (mûthos).

Descendants
  • Frenchmythe
  • Turkishmitfrom French mythe

In English words that came into English from mȳthos

  • mythosmȳthos
  • mythusmythus

Quick answers

What does mȳthos mean in Latin?
mȳthos, a noun, means “a myth”.
What is the genitive of mȳthos?
The genitive singular is mȳthī. mȳthos is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce mȳthos?
In classical Latin, [ˈmyː.tʰɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmiː.tos].