Chersonesus
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See also: chersonesus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kʰer.soˈneː.sus/, [kʰɛrs̠ɔˈneːs̠ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ker.soˈne.sus/, [kersoˈnɛːs̬us]
Proper noun
[edit]Chersonēsus f sg (genitive Chersonēsī); second declension
- Alternative form of Cherronēsus
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Chersonēsus |
| Genitive | Chersonēsī |
| Dative | Chersonēsō |
| Accusative | Chersonēsum |
| Ablative | Chersonēsō |
| Vocative | Chersonēse |
| Locative | Chersonēsī |
References
[edit]- “Chersonesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Chersonesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
