Eresus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Eressus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔρεσος (Éresos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.re.sus/, [ˈɛrɛs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.re.sus/, [ˈɛːres̬us]

Proper noun

Eresus f sg (genitive Eresī); second declension

1. A city on the island of Lesbos

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Eresus
Genitive	Eresī
Dative	Eresō
Accusative	Eresum
Ablative	Eresō
Vocative	Erese
Locative	Eresī

Descendants

• Translingual: Eresus

References

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