Pindus

Alternative forms

• Pindos
• Pindhos

Etymology

From Latin Pindus, from Ancient Greek Πίνδος (Píndos).

Proper noun

Pindus

1. a mountain range in northern Greece, often called the "spine of Greece"

Alternative forms

• Pindos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πίνδος (Píndos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpin.dus/, [ˈpɪn.dʊs]

Proper noun

Pindus m (genitive Pindī); second declension

1. A long range of mountains situated in northern Greece
2. One of the towns of the tetrapolis of Doris
3. A river of Doris flowing into the Cephisus

References

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