proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Parthenius
Parthenius m sg (genitive Partheniī or Parthenī)
Classical[parˈtʰɛ.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[parˈtɛː.ni.us]
Meaning
- masculinesingularThe most important river in the west of Paphlagonia, now the Bartın River
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Parthenius | — |
| genitive | Partheniī Parthenī | — |
| dative | Partheniō | — |
| accusative | Parthenium | — |
| ablative | Partheniō | — |
| vocative | Parthenī | — |
Parthĕnĭus, ĭi, m., = Παρθένιος.
I. A mountain in Arcadia, now Partheni, Liv. 34, 26; Mel. 2, 3, 5; Plin. 4, 6, 10, § 21.—
B. Adj.:
Parthenii saltus, Verg. E. 10, 57; so, nemus, Ov. M. 9, 188; Stat. Th. 4, 285: valles, Ov. H. 9, 49: antra, Prop. 1, 1, 11.—II. A river in Paphlagonia, now Bartan Tchai, Mel. 1, 19; Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 5; Val. Fl. 5, 104; Ov. P. 4, 10, 49.—
III. A Grecian erotic poet and grammarian, an instructor of Virgil, Suet. Tib. 70; Gell. 9, 9, 3; 13, 26, 1; Macr. S. 5, 17.—
IV. A silversmith, famous in the time of Juvenal, Juv. 12, 43.—
V. A male proper name, Mart. 9, 50, 3.—Hence, Parthĕnĭānus, a, um, adj.: toga, given by Parthenius, Mart. l. l:
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παρθένιος (Parthénios).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
Biography & mythologyPartheniusParthenius (Παρθένιος), literary. 1. Of NICAEA, or according to others, of MYRLEA, but more probably of the former, since both Suidas (s. v. Νέστωρ) a…GeographyPartheniusParthenius (Παρθένιος), the most important river in the west of Paphlagonia. It owes its Greek name probably to a similarity in the sound of its nativ…