Zonus
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Etymology[edit]
Since Pliny is quoting Eratosthenes, presumably borrowed from Ancient Greek. W. W. Tarn understands the term as a separate, native name of the Oxus, rather than a corruption of Ὦξος (Ôxos) itself, in which case it would ultimately be from a Central Asian language.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈzo.nus/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɔnʊs̠]
Proper noun[edit]
Zonus m sg (genitive Zonī); second declension
- (hapax) A river flowing into the Caspian Sea, mentioned by Pliny; perhaps an alternative name for the Oxus (modern Amu Darya)
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 6.15.36:
- inde per Anariacos, Amardos, Hyrcanos ad ostium Zoni fluminis IIII DCCC […] p.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Zonus |
Genitive | Zonī |
Dative | Zonō |
Accusative | Zonum |
Ablative | Zonō |
Vocative | Zone |
References[edit]
- Zonus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Tarn, W. W. (1948) Alexander the Great, volumes 2, Sources and Studies, Cambridge University Press, page 13, note 1
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