Maeander

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /mae̯ˈan.der/, [mae̯ˈan.dɛr]
View of the river

Proper noun

Maeander m (genitive Maeandrī); second declension

  1. A river of Turkey, now the Menderes
  2. A crooked way, a turning, a winding
  3. A border wrought with many involutions

Declension

Second declension, nominative singular in -er.

Case Singular
nominative Maeander
genitive Maeandrī
dative Maeandrō
accusative Maeandrum
ablative Maeandrō
vocative Maeander1

1May also be Maeandre.

Derived terms

  • Maeandrius
  • Maeandricus
  • Maeandrātus

References

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