Xanthus

See also: xanthus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ξάνθος (Xánthos), presumably from ξανθός (xanthós).

Proper noun

Xanthus m (genitive Xanthī); second declension

  1. The name of several rivers and their associated deities, especially the Scamander.

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Xanthus
genitive Xanthī
dative Xanthō
accusative Xanthum
ablative Xanthō
vocative Xanthe

References

  • Xanthus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Xanthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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