Benacus

Latin

Etymology

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View of the lake

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /beːˈnaː.kus/, [beːˈnäːkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /beˈna.kus/, [beˈnäːkus]

Proper noun

Bēnācus m sg (genitive Bēnācī); second declension

1. The Lake Garda.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Bēnācus
Genitive	Bēnācī
Dative	Bēnācō
Accusative	Bēnācum
Ablative	Bēnācō
Vocative	Bēnāce

Derived terms

• Bēnācēnsēs

Descendants

• Italian: Benaco

References

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