proper noun · femininesecond declension
Naustathmus
Naustathmus f sg (genitive Naustathmī)
Classical[nau̯sˈtatʰ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[nau̯sˈtat.mus]
Meaning
- femininesingularA port town on the Black Sea
- femininesingularA town of Cyrenaica, near Apollonia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Naustathmus | — |
| genitive | Naustathmī | — |
| dative | Naustathmō | — |
| accusative | Naustathmum | — |
| ablative | Naustathmō | — |
| vocative | Naustathme | — |
| locative | Naustathmī | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ναύσταθμος (Naústathmos).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyNaustathmusNaustathmus (Ναύσταθμος), a port-town on the Euxine, in the western part of Pontus, on a salt lake connected with the sea, and 90 stadia to the east o…GeographyNaustathmusNaustathmus (Ναύσταθμος), an anchorage on the coast of Cyrenaica, 100 stadia from Apollonia. (Scylax, p. 45; Stadiasm. § 56; Strab. xvii. p.838; Ptol …