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Σύβαρις

Σύβαρις

Ancient Greek

Proper noun

Σύβαρις (Súbaris) f (genitive Συβάρεως); third declension

  1. Sybaris, an ancient Achaean settlement in Magna Graecia

Σύβαρις (Súbaris) m (genitive Συβάρεως); third declension

  1. Sybaris, the river flowing by the aforementioned town

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek:
    • Σύβαρις (Sývaris)
    • town: Σύβαρη (Sývari)
    • river: Σύβαρης (Sývaris)
  • Italian: Sibari
  • Latin: Sybaris

References

  • Σύβαρις in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,026