Scamander

See also: scamander

English

Etymology

From Latin Scamander, from Ancient Greek Σκάμανδρος (Skámandros).

Proper noun

Scamander

1. (historical) A river in modern Turkey near the site of Troy.
2. A town in Break O'Day Council, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Synonyms

• Karamenderes

Derived terms

• Upper Scamander

Anagrams

• name cards

Latin

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Σκάμανδρος (Skámandros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [skaˈman.dɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [skaˈman.der]

Proper noun

Scamander m sg (genitive Scamandrī); second declension

1. Scamander

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Scamander
genitive	Scamandrī
dative	Scamandrō
accusative	Scamandrum
ablative	Scamandrō
vocative	Scamander

Synonyms

• Xanthus

References

• “Scamander”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Scamander”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.