Hymettus

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Hymettos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὑμηττός (Humēttós).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /hyˈmet.tus/, [hʏˈmɛt.tʊs]

Proper noun

Hymettus m (genitive Hymettī); second declension

  1. A mountain of Attica, famous for its marble and honey

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Hymettus
Genitive Hymettī
Dative Hymettō
Accusative Hymettum
Ablative Hymettō
Vocative Hymette
  • Hymettius

References
  • Hymettus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Hymettus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Hymettus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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