Leontini

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λεοντῖνοι (Leontînoi).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /le.onˈtiː.niː/, [ɫe.ɔnˈtiː.niː]

Proper noun

Leontīnī m pl (genitive Leontīnōrum); second declension

  1. A city in Sicily situated between Catana and Syracusae, birthplace of Gorgias, now Lentini

Declension

Second declension.

Case Plural
nominative Leontīnī
genitive Leontīnōrum
dative Leontīnīs
accusative Leontīnōs
ablative Leontīnīs
vocative Leontīnī

Derived terms

  • Leontīnus

References

  • Leontini in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Leontini in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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