LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefourth declension

Pȳthō

Pȳthō f sg (genitive Pȳthūs)
Classical[ˈpyː.tʰoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpiː.to]

Meaning

  1. historicalThe city of Pytho.
    Delos ubi nunc, Phoebe, tua est, ubi Delphica Pytho?Where, Phoebus, is thy Delos now, and where thy Delphian Pytho ?Albius Tibullus, 'Albii Tibulli elegiae', lib. 2, cap. 3, num. 27; in: Catullus[,] Tibullus and Pervigilium Veneris, 1921, page 262f. with a translation into English by J. P. Postgate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePȳthō—
genitivePȳthūs—
dativePȳthō—
accusativePȳthō
Pȳthōn		—
ablativePȳthō—
vocativePȳthō—
locativePȳthō—

Pȳtho, ūs, f., = Πυθώ,
I. the former name of Delphi and its environs, Tib. 2, 3, 27 (Python, Müll.); Luc. 5, 134.—Hence,
I. Pȳthĭcus, a, um, adj., = Πυθικός, another form for Pythius, Pythian: Apollo, Liv. 5, 21: oraculum, id. 5, 15: sortes, id. 5, 23: divinatio, Val. Max. 1, 8, 10: agon, Tert. adv. Gnost. 6.—
II. Pȳthĭus, a, um, adj., = Πύθιος, Pythian, Delphic, Apollonian: Delphis prognatus Pythius Apollo, Naev B. P. 2, 20; so, Apollo, Cic. Off. 2, 22, 77; also incola, Hor. C. 1, 16, 6; and deus, Prop. 2, 31 (3, 29), 16: oraculum, Cic. Div. 1, 1, 3: regna, i. e. Delphi, Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 52: antra, Luc. 6, 425: vates, i. e. the Pythoness, Pythia, Juv. 13, 199; cf. in the foll. —
B. Substt.
1. Pȳthĭa, ae, f., = ἡ Πυθία, the priestess who uttered the responses of the Delphic Apollo, the Pythoness, Pythia, Cic. Div. 1, 19, 38; Nep. Milt. 1, 3. —
2. Pȳthĭa, ōrum, n., = τὰ Πύθια (ἱερά), the Pythian games, celebrated at Delphi every fourth year in honor of Appollo, Ov. M. 1, 447: qui Pythia cantat Tibicen, Hor. A. P. 414: Thessalicae veniunt ad Pythia laurus, Luc. 6, 409; Plin. 35, 9, 35, § 58.
Pȳtho, ōnis, m.,
I. a masculine proper name, Liv. 44, 12.
Pȳtho, ōnis, m.,
I. a familiar spirit, the demon possessing a soothsayer (late Lat.), Vulg. Deut. 18, 11: puella habens spiritum pythonem, id. Act. 16, 16: fecit pythonas, et aruspices multiplicavit, id. 4 Reg. 21, 6.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ, “(the city of) Pytho”).

Descendants
  • ItalianPito

In English words that came into English from Pȳthō

  • pythonicPȳthōn
  • pythonismPȳthō

Quick answers

What does Pȳthō mean in Latin?
Pȳthō, a proper noun, means “The city of Pytho.”.
What is the genitive of Pȳthō?
The genitive singular is Pȳthūs. Pȳthō is feminine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce Pȳthō?
In classical Latin, [ˈpyː.tʰoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpiː.to].