Bosporus
See also: bosporus
English
Proper noun
the Bosporus
- Alternative spelling of Bosphorus
Danish
Proper noun
Bosporus
- Bosphorus
German
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Bosporus m
- Bosphorus
Latin
Alternative forms
- Bosphorus
- Bosforus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos).
Proper noun
Bosporus m sg (genitive Bosporī); second declension
- Any of multiple straits, chiefly the one known as the Bosphorus in English.
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Bosporus |
| Genitive | Bosporī |
| Dative | Bosporō |
| Accusative | Bosporum |
| Ablative | Bosporō |
| Vocative | Bospore |
Derived terms
- Bosporus Cimmerius
- Bosporus Thracius
References
- Bosporus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Bosporus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Bosporus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette