Epidaurus
English
Proper noun
Epidaurus
- 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
- A town of Peloponnesus, famous for its theatre
- 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
Related terms
- Epidaurēus
- Epidaurius
- Epidaurus Limēra
Descendants
- Italian: Epidauro
References
- Epidaurus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Template:r:L&S
- 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