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Xystus
{
Xyst
, ‖Xys′tus
, }Noun.
[L.
xystus
, Gr. [GREEK], from [GREEK] to scrape, polish; – so called from its smooth and polished floor.] (Anc. Arch.)
A long and open portico, for athletic exercises, as wrestling, running, etc., for use in winter or in stormy weather.
Definition 2024
xystus
xystus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξυστός (xustós, “xystus”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈksys.tus/, [ˈksʏs.tʊs]
Noun
xystus m (genitive xystī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | xystus | xystī |
| genitive | xystī | xystōrum |
| dative | xystō | xystīs |
| accusative | xystum | xystōs |
| ablative | xystō | xystīs |
| vocative | xyste | xystī |
References
- xystus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- xystus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “xystus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- xystus in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- xystus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- xystus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin