Leontini
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λεοντῖνοι (Leontînoi).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /le.onˈtiː.niː/, [ɫe.ɔnˈtiː.niː]
Proper noun
Leontīnī m pl (genitive Leontīnōrum); second declension
- A city in Sicily situated between Catana and Syracusae, birthplace of Gorgias, now Lentini
Declension
Second declension.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Leontīnī |
Genitive | Leontīnōrum |
Dative | Leontīnīs |
Accusative | Leontīnōs |
Ablative | Leontīnīs |
Vocative | Leontīnī |
Derived terms
- Leontīnus
References
- Leontini in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Leontini in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette