Chersonesus

See also: chersonesus

Contents

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Chersonēsus f (genitive Chersonēsī); second declension

1. Alternative form of Cherronēsus

Inflection

Second declension, with locative.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Chersonēsus
Genitive	Chersonēsī
Dative	Chersonēsō
Accusative	Chersonēsum
Ablative	Chersonēsō
Vocative	Chersonēse
Locative	Chersonēsī

References

• 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