proper noun · masculinethird declension
Pleurōn
Pleurōn m sg (genitive Pleurōnis)
Classical[ˈpɫɛu̯.roːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈplɛːu̯.ron]
Meaning
- a city in Aetolia situated in the plain between the Achelous and the Evenus
- a city in Aetolia situated at the foot of the Aracynthus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Pleurōn | — |
| genitive | Pleurōnis | — |
| dative | Pleurōnī | — |
| accusative | Pleurōnem | — |
| ablative | Pleurōne | — |
| vocative | Pleurōn | — |
| locative | Pleurōnī Pleurōne | — |
Pleuron, ōnis, f., = Πλευρών,
I. a city in Ætolia, now Castle of Irene, Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6; Stat. Th. 2, 727; Ov. M. 7, 382.— Hence, Pleurōnĭus, a, um, adj., = Πλευρώνιος, of or belonging to Pleuron, Pleuronian:
Pleuronius Acmon, Ov. M. 14, 494. —Subst.: Pleurōnĭa, ae, f., Ætolia, or that part of Ætolia in which Pleuron is situated, Aus. Epit. 10.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πλευρών (Pleurṓn).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyPleuronPleuron (Πλευρών: Eth. Πλευρώνιος, also Πλευρωνεύς, Steph. B. sub voce Pleuronius), the name of two cities in Aetolia, the territory of which was call…Biography & mythologyPleuronPleuron (Πλευρών), a son of Aetolus and Pronoe, and brother of Calydon, was married to Xanthippe, by whom he became the father of Agenor, Sterope, Str…