LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininesecond declension

Naxos

Naxos f sg (genitive Naxī)
Classical[ˈnak.sɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnak.sos]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularThe largest island of the Cyclades

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeNaxos—
genitiveNaxī—
dativeNaxō—
accusativeNaxon
Naxum		—
ablativeNaxō—
vocativeNaxe—

Naxos, i, f., = Νάξος,
I. the isle of Naxos (now Naxia, or Axia), in the Ægean Sea, the largest of the Cyclades, famed for its wines, and for the abandonment there of Ariadne by Theseus, Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 67; Verg. A. 3, 125; Ov. M. 3, 640; Prop. 3, 17 (4, 16), 27.— Hence, Naxĭus, a, um, adj., Naxian: turba, Prop. 3, 17 (4, 16), 28: juncus, Plin. 21, 18, 69, § 115: ardor, Ariadne's crown, a constellation, Col. 10, 52: cos, = Ναξία ἀκόνη, a whetstone from Naxos, Plin. 36, 22, 47, § 164. —Subst.: naxĭum, ii, n., a Naxian whetstone, Plin. 36, 7, 10, § 54; 37, 8, 32, § 109.—
II. An ancient city of Sicily, destroyed by Dionysius. On or near its site Tauromenium was built, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 88.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νάξος (Náxos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyNaxosNaxos or NAXUS (Νάχος: Eth. Νάχιος: Capo di Schisò), an ancient city of Sicily, on the E. coast of the island between Catana and Messana. It was situa…GeographyNaxosNaxos or NAXUS(Νάχος: Eth. Νάχιος: Naxía), the largest and most fertile of the Cyclades, situated in the middle of the Aegean sea, about halfway betwe…GeographyNaxosNaxos or NAXUS (Νάχος, Suid. s. v.), a town of Crete, according to the Scholiast (ad Pind. Isth. 6.107) celebrated for its whetstones. Höck (Kreta, vo…

Quick answers

What does Naxos mean in Latin?
Naxos, a proper noun, means “The largest island of the Cyclades”.
What is the genitive of Naxos?
The genitive singular is Naxī. Naxos is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Naxos?
In classical Latin, [ˈnak.sɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnak.sos].