Chersonesus
See also: chersonesus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) 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.