Chersonesus

See also: chersonesus

Contents

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos).

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰer.soˈneː.sus/, [kʰɛr.sɔˈneː.sʊs]

Proper nounEdit

Chersonēsus f (genitive Chersonēsī); second declension

1. Alternative form of Cherronēsus

InflectionEdit

Second declension, with locative.

Case	Singular
nominative	Chersonēsus
genitive	Chersonēsī
dative	Chersonēsō
accusative	Chersonēsum
ablative	Chersonēsō
vocative	Chersonēse
locative	Chersonēsī

ReferencesEdit

• 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