Pyramus

English

Proper noun

Pyramus

  1. (mythology) a Babylonian lover in the tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πύραμος (Púramos).

View of the river

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpyː.ra.mus/, [ˈpyː.ra.mʊs]

Proper noun

Pȳramus m (genitive Pȳramī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Pyramus
  2. A river of Cilicia flowing into the Mediterranean Sea near Mallus, now the Ceyhan River

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Pȳramus
genitive Pȳramī
dative Pȳramō
accusative Pȳramum
ablative Pȳramō
vocative Pȳrame
  • Pȳrameus

References

  • Pyramus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Pyramus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Pyramus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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