Sybaris

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sybaris, from Ancient Greek Σύβαρις (Súbaris).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪbəɹɪs/

Proper noun

Sybaris

  1. An ancient Greek colony in south Italy, notable for the luxury of its inhabitants.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σύβαρις (Súbaris).

Noun

Sybaris f (genitive Sybaris); third declension

  1. A city of Magna Graecia, notable for the luxury of its inhabitants
  2. A river of Bruttium that flows into the Ionian Sea, now the river Coscile

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular
nominative Sybaris
genitive Sybaris
dative Sybarī
accusative Sybarem
ablative Sybare
vocative Sybaris

Derived terms

References

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