Epidaurus

English

Proper noun

Epidaurus

  1. An ancient town in Greece, in present-day Argolis

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Epidaurum
  • Epidauros

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπίδαυρος (Epídauros).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /e.piˈdau̯.rus/, [ɛ.pɪˈdau̯.rʊs]

Proper noun

Epidaurus m (genitive Epidaurī); second declension

  1. A town of Peloponnesus, famous for its theatre
  2. A maritime city of Dalmatia, now Cavtat or Ragusa Vecchia

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Epidaurus
genitive Epidaurī
dative Epidaurō
accusative Epidaurum
ablative Epidaurō
vocative Epidaure

Derived terms

  • Epidauricus
  • Epidauritānus
  • Epidaurēus
  • Epidaurius
  • Epidaurus Limēra

Descendants

References

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