proper noun · neutersecond declension
Pēlium
Pēlium n sg (genitive Pēliī or Pēlī)
Classical[ˈpeː.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.li.um]
Meaning
- A mountain of Thessaly, continuation of the Mount Ossa
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Pēlium | — |
| genitive | Pēliī Pēlī | — |
| dative | Pēliō | — |
| accusative | Pēlium | — |
| ablative | Pēliō | — |
| vocative | Pēlium | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πήλιον (Pḗlion).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyPeliumPelium (Πήλιον), a lofty mountain in Thessaly, extending along the coast of Magnesia. It rises to the south of Ossa, and the last falls of the two mou…GeographyPeliumPelium (Πέλλιον, Arrian, Anab. 1.5; Πήλιον, Quadratus, ap. Steph. B. sub voce Liv. 31.40), a town of the Dassaretii, on the Macedonian frontier, and c…