proper noun · femininesecond declension
Peparēthus
Peparēthus f sg (genitive Peparēthī)
Classical[pɛ.paˈreː.tʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.paˈrɛː.tus]
Meaning
- an island of the Aegean Sea situated off the coast of Thessaly
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Peparēthus | — |
| genitive | Peparēthī | — |
| dative | Peparēthō | — |
| accusative | Peparēthum | — |
| ablative | Peparēthō | — |
| vocative | Peparēthe | — |
Pĕpărēthus or -os, i, f., = Πεπάρηθος,
I. Peparethus (now Piperi), a small island in the Ægean Sea, one of the Cyclades, famous for wine and oil, with a town of the same name, now Scopelo:
ferax Peparethos olivae, Ov. M. 7, 470; cf. Liv. 28, 5, 10; 31, 28, 6.—Hence, II. Pĕpărēthĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Peparethos, Peparethian:
vinum, Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 76.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πεπάρηθος (Pepárēthos).