Lissus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λίσσος (Líssos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlis.sus/, [ˈlʲɪs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlis.sus/, [ˈlisːus]

Proper noun

Lissus f sg (genitive Lissī); second declension

1. A city of Illyricum, now Lezhë or Alessio

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lissus
Genitive	Lissī
Dative	Lissō
Accusative	Lissum
Ablative	Lissō
Vocative	Lisse
Locative	Lissī

Descendants

• Albanian: Lezhë
• Italian: Alessio

References

• “Lissus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Lissus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.