Tartarus

English

Etymology

From Latin Tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

Proper noun

Tartarus

  1. (Greek mythology) A dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans, etc.

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Tartaros

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtar.ta.rus/, [ˈtar.ta.rʊs]
View of the river

Proper noun

Tartarus m (genitive Tartarī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Tartarus (part of the underworld)
  2. A river of Venetia that used to flow into the Adriatic Sea, now called Tartaro.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Tartarus
genitive Tartarī
dative Tartarō
accusative Tartarum
ablative Tartarō
vocative Tartare

References

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