Drabescus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δραβησκός (Drabēskós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /draˈbeːs.kus/, [d̪räˈbeːs̠kʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /draˈbes.kus/, [d̪räˈbɛskus]

Proper noun

Drabēscus f sg (genitive Drabēscī); second declension

1. A town of Thrace situated not far from Amphipolis

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Drabēscus
Genitive	Drabēscī
Dative	Drabēscō
Accusative	Drabēscum
Ablative	Drabēscō
Vocative	Drabēsce
Locative	Drabēscī

References

• “Drabescus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly