Corinthus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /koˈrin.tʰus/, [kɔˈrɪn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /koˈrin.tus/, [koˈrin̪t̪us]

Proper noun

Corinthus f sg (genitive Corinthī); second declension

Corinth

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Corinthus
Genitive	Corinthī
Dative	Corinthō
Accusative	Corinthum
Ablative	Corinthō
Vocative	Corinthe
Locative	Corinthī

Derived terms

Corinthius, Corinthiacus, Corinthiēnsis

Descendants

Catalan: Corint
French: Corinthe
Galician: Corinto
Italian: Corinto
Portuguese: Corinto
Romanian: Corint
Spanish: Corinto

References

“Corinthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Corinthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Corinthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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