Pyramus

English

Proper noun

Pyramus

1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) a Babylonian lover in the tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πύραμος (Púramos).

View of the river

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpyː.ra.mus/, [ˈpyːrämʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ra.mus/, [ˈpiːrämus]

Proper noun

Pȳramus m sg (genitive Pȳramī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Pyramus
2. A river of Cilicia flowing into the Mediterranean Sea near Mallus, now the Ceyhan River

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Pȳramus
genitive	Pȳramī
dative	Pȳramō
accusative	Pȳramum
ablative	Pȳramō
vocative	Pȳrame

Related terms

• Pȳrameus

References

• Pyramus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Pyramus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• “Pyramus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly