Borysthenes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βορυσθένης (Borusthénēs).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /boˈrys.tʰe.neːs/, [bɔˈrʏs.tʰɛ.neːs]
View of the river

Proper noun

Borysthenēs m (genitive Borysthenis); first declension

  1. The chief river of Scythia, now the Dnieper

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular
nominative Borysthenēs
genitive Borysthenis
dative Borysthenī
accusative Borysthenem
ablative Borysthene
vocative Borysthenēs

Derived terms

  • Borysthenius
  • Borysthenis
  • Borysthenidae

References

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