Orontes

English

Etymology

From Latin Orontēs, from Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης (Oróntēs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈɹɒntiːz/

Proper noun

Orontes

the name of any one of a number of ancient Armenian kings
a river in Syria

Translations

the name of any one of a number of ancient Armenian kings

Armenian: Երվանդ (Ervand)
Old Armenian: Երուանդ (Eruand)
Greek:
Ancient: Ὀρόντης (Oróntēs)

Latin: Orontēs
Persian: اروند‎‎ (fa) (arvand)
Russian: Ерванд (Jervand)

a river in Syria

Arabic: عَاصِي‎‎ (ʿāṣī)
Armenian: Որոնտես (Orontes)
Greek:
Ancient: Ὀρόντης (Oróntēs)
Italian: Oronte m

Latin: Orontēs
Persian: عاصی‎‎ (fa) (âsi)
Polish: Orontes (pl) m
Russian: Оронт (ru) (Oront)

Anagrams

enroots, tooners

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρόντες (Oróntes).

View of the river

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /oˈron.teːs/, [ɔˈrɔn.teːs]

Proper noun

Orontēs m (genitive Orontae); first declension

Orontes

Inflection

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ēs.

Case	Singular
nominative	Orontēs
genitive	Orontae
dative	Orontae
accusative	Orontēn
ablative	Orontē
vocative	Orontē

References

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

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