Assesus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀσσησός (Assēsós).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /asˈseː.sus/, [äs̠ˈs̠eːs̠ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /asˈse.sus/, [äsˈsɛːs̬us]
Proper noun edit
Assēsus f sg (genitive Assēsī); second declension
- A town in Caria, mentioned by Herodotus
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Assēsus |
| Genitive | Assēsī |
| Dative | Assēsō |
| Accusative | Assēsum |
| Ablative | Assēsō |
| Vocative | Assēse |
| Locative | Assēsī |
References edit
- “Assesus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly