Hermisium

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /herˈmi.si.um/, [hɛrˈmɪs̠iʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /erˈmi.si.um/, [erˈmiːs̬ium]

Proper noun

Hermisium n sg (genitive Hermisiī or Hermisī); second declension

1. a town on the west coast of Crimea

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hermisium
Genitive	Hermisiī Hermisī1
Dative	Hermisiō
Accusative	Hermisium
Ablative	Hermisiō
Vocative	Hermisium
Locative	Hermisiī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

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