Rhodanus

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Latin

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Rhodanus in Lugduno, seu Rhodanusiâ

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥοδᾰνός (Rhodanós).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Rhodanus m sg (genitive Rhodanī); second declension

  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

Declension

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Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Rhodanus
Genitive Rhodanī
Dative Rhodanō
Accusative Rhodanum
Ablative Rhodanō
Vocative Rhodane
Locative Rhodanī

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Franco-Provençal: Rôno
  • Old French: Rosne
  • Italian: Rodano

References

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  • 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)