Centrites
Latin
![](Images/wiktionary/Botan_Valley.jpg.webp)
View of the river's valley
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κεντρίτης (Kentrítēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈken.tri.teːs/, [ˈkɛn̪t̪rɪt̪eːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃen.tri.tes/, [ˈt͡ʃɛn̪t̪rit̪es]
Proper noun
Centritēs m sg (genitive Centritis); third declension
- A tributary river of the Tigris, now the Botan River
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Centritēs |
Genitive | Centritis |
Dative | Centritī |
Accusative | Centritem |
Ablative | Centrite |
Vocative | Centritēs |
References
- “Centrites”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly