Naxos

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νάξος (Náxos).

Proper noun

Naxos

  1. An island in the center of the Cyclades
  2. A town in Greece located on an homonymous island.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νάξος (Náxos).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnak.sos/, [ˈnak.sɔs]

Proper noun

Naxos f sg (genitive Naxī); second declension

  1. The largest island of the Cyclades

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Naxos
Genitive Naxī
Dative Naxō
Accusative Naxon
Ablative Naxō
Vocative Naxe
  • Naxius
  • naxium

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Naxos, from Ancient Greek Νάξος (Náxos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Naxos f

  1. Naxos (an island and town in South Aegean, Greece)
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