Χερσόνησος

See also: χερσόνησος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Χερρόνησος (Kherrhónēsos)

Etymology

From χερσόνησος (khersónēsos, “peninsula”), from χέρσος (khérsos, “dry”) +‎ νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰer.só.nɛː.sos/ → /çerˈso.ni.sos/ → /çerˈso.ni.sos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰer.só.nɛː.sos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰerˈso.ne̝.sos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /çerˈso.ni.sos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /çerˈso.ni.sos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /çerˈso.ni.sos/

Proper noun

Χερσόνησος • (Khersónēsos) f (genitive Χερσονήσου); second declension

1. Chersonese

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ Χερσόνησος; τῆς Χερσονήσου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Χερσόνησος hē Khersónēsos
Genitive	τῆς Χερσονήσου tês Khersonḗsou
Dative	τῇ Χερσονήσῳ têi Khersonḗsōi
Accusative	τὴν Χερσόνησον tḕn Khersónēson
Vocative	Χερσόνησε Khersónēse
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Χερσονήσιος (Khersonḗsios)
• Χερσονησίτης (Khersonēsítēs)

Descendants

• Greek: Χερσόνησος (Chersónisos)
• → Latin: Chersonesus (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,006