Stygius

See also: stygius

Latin

Alternative forms

• stygius

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Στύξ (Stúx)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)

Ancient Greek Στῠ́γῐος (Stŭ́gĭos)der.

Latin Stygius

Derived from Ancient Greek Στῠ́γῐος (Stŭ́gĭos, “stygian”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsty.ɡi.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈstiː.d͡ʒi.us]

Adjective

Stygius (feminine Stygia, neuter Stygium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of the Styx, Stygian
2. of the lower world, infernal
3. deadly, fatal, pernicious, awful

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Stygius	Stygia	Stygium		Stygiī	Stygiae	Stygia
genitive	Stygiī	Stygiae	Stygiī		Stygiōrum	Stygiārum	Stygiōrum
dative	Stygiō	Stygiae	Stygiō		Stygiīs
accusative	Stygium	Stygiam	Stygium		Stygiōs	Stygiās	Stygia
ablative	Stygiō	Stygiā	Stygiō		Stygiīs
vocative	Stygie	Stygia	Stygium		Stygiī	Stygiae	Stygia

Derived terms

• stygius

Descendants

• → Catalan: estigi
• → Czech: styžský
• → English: Stygian
• French: stygien
• → German: stygisch
• Italian: stigio
• Portuguese: estígio
• Spanish: estigio
• → Swedish: stygisk

References

• “Stygius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Stygius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Stygius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.