LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

pȳthōn

pȳthōn m (genitive pȳthōnis, feminine pȳthōnissa)
Classical[ˈpyː.tʰoːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈpiː.ton]

Meaning

  1. soothsayer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepȳthōnpȳthōnēs
genitivepȳthōnos
pȳthōnis		pȳthōnum
dativepȳthōnīpȳthōnibus
accusativepȳthōna
pȳthōnem		pȳthōnēs
ablativepȳthōnepȳthōnibus
vocativepȳthōnpȳthōnēs

Pȳthon, ōnis, m., = Πύθων,
I. the serpent slain, according to the myth, near Delphi by Apollo, who was fabled to have been called Pythius in commemoration of this victory, Ov. M. 1, 438; 460; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), the name of the mythological enormous serpent at Delphi slain by Apollo, probably from Πυθώ (Puthṓ), older name of Delphi.

Quick answers

What does pȳthōn mean in Latin?
pȳthōn, a noun, means “soothsayer”.
What is the genitive of pȳthōn?
The genitive singular is pȳthōnis. pȳthōn is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce pȳthōn?
In classical Latin, [ˈpyː.tʰoːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpiː.ton].