Epidaurus

English

Proper noun

Epidaurus

  1. An ancient town in Greece, in present-day Argolis

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Epidaurum
  • Epidauros

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπίδαυρος (Epídauros).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /e.piˈdau̯.rus/, [ɛ.pɪˈdau̯.rʊs]

Proper noun

Epidaurus m sg (genitive Epidaurī); second declension

  1. A town of Peloponnesus, famous for its theatre
  2. A maritime city of Dalmatia, now Cavtat or Ragusa Vecchia

Declension

Second declension, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Epidaurus
Genitive Epidaurī
Dative Epidaurō
Accusative Epidaurum
Ablative Epidaurō
Vocative Epidaure
Locative Epidaurī

Derived terms

  • Epidauricus
  • Epidauritānus
  • Epidaurēus
  • Epidaurius
  • Epidaurus Limēra

Descendants

References

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