Rhodanus

Latin

Rhodanus in Lugduno, seu Rhodanusiâ

Alternative forms

• Rodanus

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ῥοδᾰνός (Rhodanós)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈro.da.nus/, [ˈrɔd̪änʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈro.da.nus/, [ˈrɔːd̪änus]

Proper noun

1. the River Rhône (a great river in Gaul, which empties into the Mediterranean)
2. (metonymically, collectively) the Gaulish tribesmen living on the banks of the Rhône

Synonyms

• (dwellers by the Rhône): Rhodanī pōtōrēs (literally “drinkers of the Rhône”)

Related terms

• Rhodanicī
• Rhodanicus
• Rhodanītis
• Rhodanūsia

See also

• Rhēnus (“the Rhine”)

Descendants

• French: rhodanien, Rhodanien, Rhône
• Italian: Rodano

References

• “RHO´DANUS”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “Rhŏdănus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Rhŏdănus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,362/3.
• “Rhodanus” on page 1,652/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)