Cynthus

English

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Cynthus

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Alternative forms

• Kynthos

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cynthus, from Ancient Greek Κύνθος (Kúnthos).

Proper noun

Cynthus

2. A mountain of Delos, famous in Greek mythology as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis

Derived terms

• Cynthian

Related terms

• Cynthia

Translations

mountain of Delos

French: Cynthe (fr) m, Kynthos m Greek: Κύνθος m (Kýnthos) Ancient: Κύνθος m (Kúnthos) Italian: Cinto m Latin: Cynthus m Portuguese: Cinto m Russian: Кинф m (Kinf) Spanish: Cinto (es) m

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κύνθος (Kúnthos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkyn.tʰʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃin.tus]

Proper noun

Cynthus m sg (genitive Cynthī); second declension

1. Cynthus (a mountain of Delos, famous in Greek mythology as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cynthus
genitive	Cynthī
dative	Cynthō
accusative	Cynthum
ablative	Cynthō
vocative	Cynthe

Related terms

• Cynthius

Descendants

• → English: Cynthus
• French: Cynthe
• Italian: Cinto
• Portuguese: Cinto
• Spanish: Cinto

References

• “Cynthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Cynthus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Cynthus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly