LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

prytanis1

prytanis m (genitive prytanis)

Meaning

  1. masculineprytanis, prytane

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprytanisprytanēs
genitiveprytanisprytanium
dativeprytanīprytanibus
accusativeprytanemprytanēs
prytanīs
ablativeprytaneprytanibus
vocativeprytanisprytanēs

prўtănis, is, v. prytanes.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρύτανις (prútanis).

Descendants
  • Englishprytanis
  • Frenchprytane

In English words that came into English from prytanis

  • prytanisprytanis
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Prytanis2
Prytanis m sg (genitive Prytanis)
Classical[ˈpry.ta.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpriː.ta.nis]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara small river in eastern Pontus, mentioned by Arrian

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePrytanis—
genitivePrytanis—
dativePrytanī—
accusativePrytanem—
ablativePrytane—
vocativePrytanis—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πρύτανις (Prútanis).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPrytanisPrytanis. 2. One of the sons of PARISADES I., king of Bosporus. He appears to have submitted without opposition to the authority of his elder brother …GeographyPrytanisPrytanis (Πρύτανις), a small river in the east of Pontus, which has its sources in the Moschici Montes, and flows by the town of Abgabes. (Arrian, Per…

Quick answers

What does prytanis mean in Latin?
prytanis, a noun, means “prytanis, prytane”.
What is the genitive of prytanis?
The genitive singular is prytanis. prytanis is masculine, third declension.