proper noun · neutersecond declension
Zephyrium
Zephyrium n sg (genitive Zephyriī or Zephyrī)
Classical[zɛˈpʰy.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[d͡zeˈfiː.ri.um]
Meaning
- neutersingulara promontory and ancient town in Cilicia, modern Turkey, situated near Anchiale
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Zephyrium | — |
| genitive | Zephyriī Zephyrī | — |
| dative | Zephyriō | — |
| accusative | Zephyrium | — |
| ablative | Zephyriō | — |
| vocative | Zephyrium | — |
| locative | Zephyriī | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζεφύριον (Zephúrion).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyZephyriumZephyrium (Ζεφύριον), the name of a great number of promontories, as 1. At the western extremity of the peninsula of Myndus in Caria, now called Gumic…GeographyZephyriumZephyrium (Ζεφύριον ἄκρον, Ptol. 3.17.5). 1. A promontory on the E. part of the N. coast of Crete, near the town of Apollonia. Now Ponta di Tigani. 2.…