LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pȳthius

pȳthius (feminine pȳthia, neuter pȳthium)
Classical[ˈpyː.tʰi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpiː.ti.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivePythian

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepȳthiuspȳthiapȳthium
genitivepȳthiīpȳthiaepȳthiī
dativepȳthiōpȳthiaepȳthiō
accusativepȳthiumpȳthiampȳthium
ablativepȳthiōpȳthiāpȳthiō
vocativepȳthiepȳthiapȳthium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepȳthiīpȳthiaepȳthia
genitivepȳthiōrumpȳthiārumpȳthiōrum
dativepȳthiīspȳthiīspȳthiīs
accusativepȳthiōspȳthiāspȳthia
ablativepȳthiīspȳthiīspȳthiīs
vocativepȳthiīpȳthiaepȳthia

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

oraculum Pythium (Pythicum)
an oracle given by the Delphian Apollo (Apollo Pythius).
vox Pythia (Pythica) (Liv. 1. 56)
an oracle given by the Delphian Apollo (Apollo Pythius).
ludi Olympia (not ludi Olympici), Pythia
the Olympian, Pythian games.

Pȳthĭus, a, um, v. Python, II.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Πῡ́θιος (Pū́thios).

Descendants
  • Italianpizio

Quick answers

What does pȳthius mean in Latin?
pȳthius, a adjective, means “Pythian”.
How do you pronounce pȳthius?
In classical Latin, [ˈpyː.tʰi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpiː.ti.us].