Notus
See also: notus
English
Etymology
From Latin Notus, Latin transliteration of Ancient Greek Νότος (Nótos).
Proper noun
Notus
- (Greek mythology) God of the south or southwest wind, son of Eos and Astraeus.
- (poetic) The south or southwest wind.
- A city and town in Idaho.
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
- Boreas/Aquilon/Septentrio (north), Notus/Auster (south), Eurus/Subsolanus (east), Zephyr/Zephyrus/Favonius (west)
Translations
Greek mythology: god of the south wind
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poetic: the south wind
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Latin Notus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νότος (Nótos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɔ.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɔː.tus]
Proper noun
Notus m sg (genitive Notī); second declension
- Notus, god of the south wind
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Notus |
| genitive | Notī |
| dative | Notō |
| accusative | Notum |
| ablative | Notō |
| vocative | Note |
References
- “Notus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.