proper noun · masculinethird declension
Strȳmōn
Strȳmōn m sg (genitive Strȳmōnis)
Classical[ˈstryː.moːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈstriː.mon]
Meaning
- a river in Macedonia, Greece, now called Струма (Struma) in Bulgarian or Στρυμόνας (Strymónas) in Greek.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Strȳmōn | — |
| genitive | Strȳmōnis | — |
| dative | Strȳmōnī | — |
| accusative | Strȳmōnem | — |
| ablative | Strȳmōne | — |
| vocative | Strȳmōn | — |
Strȳmon (nom. Strymo, Sen. Q. N. 1 praef.
I. med.; Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38), ŏnis and ŏnos (acc. Strymona, Nep. Cim. 2, 2; Plin. 22, 10, 12, § 27:
Strymonem, Liv. 44, 44, 8; 45, 29), m., = Στρυμών. I. The river Strymon, in Macedonia, on the borders of Thrace, now Struma or Kara-su, Mel. 2, 2, 2 and 9; Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38; 22, 10, 12, § 27; Verg. G. 4, 508; Ov. M. 2, 257; Liv. 44, 44, 8; Prop. 4 (5), 4, 72.al.—Many cranes lived upon its banks, Luc. 3, 199; Claud. B. Gild. 476.—
II. Poet., Thrace, Stat. Th. 5, 188.—Hence,
A. Strȳmŏnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Strymon, Strymonian:
grues, Verg. G. 1, 120; id. A. 10, 265; also called grex, Mart. 9, 30, 8.—Poet. for Thracian or northern: matres, Ov. Ib. 602: Arctos. Stat. Th. 3, 526: Aquilo, Sen. Agam. 479.—B. Strȳ-mŏnis, ĭdis, adj. f., of or belonging to Thrace; subst., a Thracian woman:
qualis Strymonis abscisso fertur aperta sinu, i. e. Amazon, Prop. 4 (5), 4, 72.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Στρυμών (Strumṓn).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyStrymonStrymon (Στρυμών, Ptol. 3.13.18), the largest river of Macedonia, after the Axius, and, before the time of Philip, the ancient boundary of that countr…Biography & mythologyStrymonStrymon (Στρυμών), a son of Oceanus and Tethys, was a river god of Thrace, and is called a king of Thrace. (Hes. Theog. 339; Conon, Narr. 4; Ant. Lib.…