proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Pangaeus
Pangaeus m sg (genitive Pangaeī)
Classical[paŋˈɡae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pan̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛː.us]
Meaning
- masculinesingularA mountain of Macedonia stretching from the right bank of the Strymon to the city of Amphipolis
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Pangaeus | — |
| genitive | Pangaeī | — |
| dative | Pangaeō | — |
| accusative | Pangaeum | — |
| ablative | Pangaeō | — |
| vocative | Pangaee | — |
Pangaeus, i, m., and Pangaea, ōrum, n., = Πάγγαιον ὄρος,
I. a mountain of Thrace, on the borders of Macedonia, near Philippi, now Pilaf Tepeh:
Mons Pangaeus, Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 40: flerunt Rhodopeiae arces Altaque Pangaea, Verg. G. 4, 462; Luc. 1, 679.—Hence, II. Pangaeus, a, um, adj., Pangœan; also for Thracian (late poet.):
nemora, Sil. 2, 73: juga, Val. Fl. 4, 631: arx, id. 1, 575.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάγγαιος (Pángaios).