proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Pȳramus
Pȳramus m sg (genitive Pȳramī)
Classical[ˈpyː.ra.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpiː.ra.mus]
Meaning
- GreekPyramus
- A river of Cilicia flowing into the Mediterranean Sea near Mallus, now the Ceyhan River
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Pȳramus | — |
| genitive | Pȳramī | — |
| dative | Pȳramō | — |
| accusative | Pȳramum | — |
| ablative | Pȳramō | — |
| vocative | Pȳrame | — |
Pȳrămus, i, m., = Πύραμος,
I. the lover of Thisbe, who, on account of her supposed death, stabbed himself under a mulberry-tree, Ov. M. 4, 55 sq. — Hence,
II. Pȳrămĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pyramus, Pyramian:
arbor, i. e. the mulberry-tree, Ser. Samm. 29, 553.Pȳrămus, i, m., = Πύραμος,
I. a river in Cilicia, now the Jaihān, Mel. 1, 13, 1; Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 91; Cic. Fam. 3, 1, 1; Curt. 3, 4, 7; 3, 7, 5.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Πύραμος (Púramos).