Amastris

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄμαστρις (Ámastris). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈmas.trɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈmas.tris] === Proper noun === Amastris f sg (genitive Amastridis); third declension a coastal city in Paphlagonia situated on a peninsula, now called Amasra ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Amastriacus Amastriānus === References === “Amastris”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Amastris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly