Melsus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.sus/, [ˈmɛɫ̪s̠ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.sus/, [ˈmɛlsus]
Proper noun edit
Melsus m sg (genitive Melsī); second declension
- A river in Hispania Tarraconensis that flows into the sea through the territory of the Astures, perhaps the river Narcea
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Melsus |
| Genitive | Melsī |
| Dative | Melsō |
| Accusative | Melsum |
| Ablative | Melsō |
| Vocative | Melse |
References edit
- “Melsus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly