proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Scamander
Scamander m sg (genitive Scamandrī)
Classical[skaˈman.dɛr]Ecclesiastical[skaˈman.der]
Meaning
- masculinesingularScamander
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Scamander | — |
| genitive | Scamandrī | — |
| dative | Scamandrō | — |
| accusative | Scamandrum | — |
| ablative | Scamandrō | — |
| vocative | Scamander | — |
Scămander, dri, m., = Σκάμανδρος.
I. A river in Troas, the Scamander, now the Bunar-bashi Tchai, Mel. 1, 18, 3; Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 124; Enn. ap. Non. 467, 31 (Trag. v. 214 Vahl.); Hor. Epod. 13, 14 al.; Cat. 64, 357.—Called Xanthus, from its red color, Verg. A. 1, 473; Ov. M. 2, 245.—Hence, adj.: Scămandrĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the river Scamander: unda, Att. ap. Non. p. 192, 1 (Trag. Fragm. v. 322 Rib.).—
II. A freedman of the Fabricii, Cic. Clu. 16, 47; Quint. 11, 1, 74.—Hence, Scămandrĭa, ae, f., a town on the Scamander, Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 124.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Σκάμανδρος (Skámandros).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyScamanderScamander (Σκάμανδρος: Mendere Su, or the river of Bunarbaschi), a famous little stream in the plain of Troy, which according to Homer (II. 20.74) was…Biography & mythologyScamanderScamander (Σκάμανδρος), the god of the river Scamander, in Troas, was called by the gods Xanthus. Being insulted by Achilles, he entered into a contes…