Nessus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νέσσος (Néssos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnes.sus/, [ˈnɛs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnes.sus/, [ˈnɛsːus]

Proper noun

Nessus m sg (genitive Nessī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) A centaur killed by Heracles, whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nessus
Genitive	Nessī
Dative	Nessō
Accusative	Nessum
Ablative	Nessō
Vocative	Nesse

References

• “Nessus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Nessus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.