Melsus
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmel.sus/, [ˈmɛɫ̪s̠ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.sus/, [ˈmɛlsus]
Proper noun
editMelsus 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
editSecond-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