Nearchus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νέαρχος (Néarkhos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /neˈar.kʰus/, [neˈärkʰʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /neˈar.kus/, [neˈärkus]

Proper noun

Nearchus m sg (genitive Nearchī); second declension

An officer of Alexander the Great, famous for his voyage from the Indus river to the Persian gulf

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nearchus
Genitive	Nearchī
Dative	Nearchō
Accusative	Nearchum
Ablative	Nearchō
Vocative	Nearche

References

Nearchus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
“Nearchus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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