Naissus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /naˈis.sus/, [näˈɪs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /naˈis.sus/, [näˈisːus]

Proper noun

Naissus m sg (genitive Naissī); second declension

1. A city of Moesia and birthplace of the emperor Constantine, now Niš

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Naissus
Genitive	Naissī
Dative	Naissō
Accusative	Naissum
Ablative	Naissō
Vocative	Naisse
Locative	Naissī

References

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