proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Pindus
Pindus m sg (genitive Pindī)
Classical[ˈpɪn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpin.dus]
Meaning
- masculinesingularA long range of mountains situated in northern Greece
- masculinesingularOne of the towns of the tetrapolis of Doris
- masculinesingularA river of Doris flowing into the Cephisus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Pindus | — |
| genitive | Pindī | — |
| dative | Pindō | — |
| accusative | Pindum | — |
| ablative | Pindō | — |
| vocative | Pinde | — |
| locative | Pindī | — |
Pindus or -os, i, m., = Πίνδος,
I. a lofty mountain in Thessaly, on the borders of Macedonia and Epirus, the seat of the Muses, now Mezzara, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 30:
Othrysque Pindusque et Pindo major Olympus, Ov. M. 7, 225: juga Pindi, Verg. E. 10, 11: super Pindo, Hor. C. 1, 12, 6.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πίνδος (Píndos).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyPindusPindus (Πίνδος, Hdt. 1.56, 7.129; Strab. ix. pp. 428, 430, et alii), a long and lofty range of mountains in Northern Greece, running from north to sou…GeographyPindusPindus (Πίνδος), one of the towns of the tetrapolis of Doris, situated upon a river of the sane name, which flows into the Cephissus near Lilaea. [DOR…