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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Rhodanus

Rhodanus m sg (genitive Rhodanī)
Classical[ˈrʰɔ.da.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɔː.da.nus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularRhone, Rhône (a major river in modern Switzerland and France, which flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean)
  2. collectivemasculinemetonymicallysingularthe Gaulish tribesmen living on the banks of the Rhône

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeRhodanus—
genitiveRhodanī
Rodanī		—
dativeRhodanō
Rodanō		—
accusativeRhodanum
Rodanum		—
ablativeRhodanō
Rodanō		—
vocativeRhodane
Rodane		—
locativeRhodanī
Rodanī		—

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

Rhodanus Sequanos ab Helvetiis dividit
the Rhone. is the frontier between the Helvetii and the Sequani.
Gallia Rhodano continetur (vid. sect. V. 4., note contineri aliqua re...)
Gaul is bounded by the Rhone.

Rhŏdănus, i, m.
I. The Rhone, a river in Gaul, Mel. 2, 5, 4 sq.; Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 33; Sil. 3, 446 sq.; Varr. ap. Gell. 10, 7, 2; Caes. B. G. 1, 1; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3; 10, 11, 2; Ov. M. 2, 258; Liv. 21, 26: Rhodani potor, a dweller by the Rhone, Hor. C. 2, 20, 20 et saep.—Hence,
1. RHODANICI NAVTAE, sailors or boatmen on the Rhone, Inscr. Orell. 809; 4110; in sing., id. ib. 4223. —
2. Rhŏdănītis, ĭdis, f. adj., of or belonging to the Rhone: urbes, situated upon the Rhone, Sid. Ep. Carm. 9, 13 fin.—
3. Rhŏdănū-sĭa, ae, f., the Rhone City, Lugdunum, now Lyons, Sid. Ep. 1, 5 init.—
II. Meton., the dwellers by the Rhone, the Gauls: Rheno Rhodanoque subactis, Luc. 5, 268.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥοδᾰνός (Rhodănós).

Descendants
  • CatalanRoine
  • FrenchRhônefrom Old French Rone
  • EnglishRhonefrom Old French Rone
  • GermanRhonefrom Old French Rone
  • ItalianRodano
  • OccitanRòse
  • PortugueseRódano
  • SpanishRódano
  • GermanRottenfrom Old High German Rotan
  • GermanRodenfrom Old High German Rotan

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyRhodanusRhodanus (Ῥοδανός: Rhône). The Rhone rises in Switzerland, in a glacier west of the pass of St. Gothard and south of the Gallenstock, a mountain above…

Quick answers

What does Rhodanus mean in Latin?
Rhodanus, a proper noun, means “Rhone, Rhône (a major river in modern Switzerland and France, which flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean); the Gaulish tribesmen living on the banks of the Rhône”.
What is the genitive of Rhodanus?
The genitive singular is Rhodanī. Rhodanus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Rhodanus?
In classical Latin, [ˈrʰɔ.da.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrɔː.da.nus].