Potamus

See also: potamus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ποταμός (potamós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ta.mus/, [ˈpɔt̪ämʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ta.mus/, [ˈpɔːt̪ämus]

Proper noun

Potamus m sg (genitive Potamī); second declension

1. A town of Attica situated north of Thoricus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Potamus
Genitive	Potamī
Dative	Potamō
Accusative	Potamum
Ablative	Potamō
Vocative	Potame
Locative	Potamī

References

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