Carmylessus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek Καρμυλησσός (Karmulēssós).
Pronunciation edit
(Classical) IPA(key): /kar.myˈleːs.sus/, [kärmʏˈɫ̪eːs̠ːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kar.miˈles.sus/, [kärmiˈlɛsːus]
Proper noun edit
Carmylēssus m sg (genitive Carmylēssī); second declension
- A city mentioned in Strabo’s Geographica, wherein it is said to have been situated in a valley of Mount Anticragus, in Lycia, Anatolia; the present-day village of Kayaköy is believed to have been built on the same site.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Carmylēssus |
| Genitive | Carmylēssī |
| Dative | Carmylēssō |
| Accusative | Carmylēssum |
| Ablative | Carmylēssō |
| Vocative | Carmylēsse |
| Locative | Carmylēssī |
References edit
- “Carmylessus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly