Clitor

Latin

Alternative forms

• Clītorium

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κλείτωρ (Kleítōr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkliː.toːr/, [ˈklʲiːt̪oːr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkli.tor/, [ˈkliːt̪or]

Proper noun

Clītōr m sg (genitive Clītoris); third declension

1. A town of Arcadia situated in the valley of the Aroanius

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Clītōr
Genitive	Clītoris
Dative	Clītorī
Accusative	Clītorem
Ablative	Clītore
Vocative	Clītōr
Locative	Clītorī Clītore

References

• Clitor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Clitor”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly