Berytus
English
Etymology
From Latin Bērȳtus, from Ancient Greek Βηρῡτός (Bērūtós), from a Semitic source. Doublet of Beirut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛɹɪtəs/, /bəˈɹaɪtəs/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛɹɪtəs, -aɪtəs
Proper noun
Berytus
- (historical) The ancient city of Beirut.
Derived terms
- Berytian
Translations
the ancient city of Beirut
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References
- Worcester, Joseph E. (1861) An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language, Boston: Swan, Brewer & Tileston, page 326
German
Etymology
From Latin Bērȳtus.
Proper noun
Berytus n (proper noun, genitive Berytus' or (with an article) Berytus)
- Berytus (an ancient city in modern Lebanon; modern Beirut)
Derived terms
- Beryter
- berytisch
Latin
Alternative forms
- Bērȳtos
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βηρυτός (Bērutós), from a Semitic source.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /beːˈryː.tus/, [beːˈryːt̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /beˈri.tus/, [beˈriːt̪us]
Proper noun
Bērȳtus f sg (genitive Bērȳtī); second declension
- Berytus (today known as Beirut)
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Bērȳtus |
Genitive | Bērȳtī |
Dative | Bērȳtō |
Accusative | Bērȳtum |
Ablative | Bērȳtō |
Vocative | Bērȳte |
Locative | Bērȳtī |
Derived terms
- bērȳtensis
- bērȳtius
Descendants
- → English: Berytus
- French: Béryte
- → German: Berytus
- Italian: Berito
- Spanish: Berito
References
- “Berytus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Berytus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette