Naxos

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.

Derived terms

• Naxiot

Translations

an island in Greece

Greek: Νάξος (el) n (Náxos) Ancient Greek: Νάξος f (Náxos) Inuktitut: ᓇᒃᓱᔅ (naksus)

Italian: Nasso f Latin: Naxos f Portuguese: Naxos f

a town in Greece

Greek: Νάξος (el) n (Náxos) Latin: Naxos f

Portuguese: Naxos f

Anagrams

• Axson, Saxon, axons

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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

Related terms

• 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

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaksus/

Proper noun

Naxos f

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