Peloponnesius

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοποννήσιος (Peloponnḗsios).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pe.lo.ponˈneː.si.us/, [pɛɫ̪ɔpɔnˈneːs̠iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pe.lo.ponˈne.si.us/, [peloponˈnɛːs̬ius]

Adjective

Peloponnēsius (feminine Peloponnēsia); first/second-declension adjective

1. Peloponnesian (inhabitant of the Peloponnese)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine		Masculine	Feminine
Nominative	Peloponnēsius	Peloponnēsia		Peloponnēsiī	Peloponnēsiae
Genitive	Peloponnēsiī	Peloponnēsiae		Peloponnēsiōrum	Peloponnēsiārum
Dative	Peloponnēsiō			Peloponnēsiīs	Peloponnēsiīs
Accusative	Peloponnēsium	Peloponnēsiam		Peloponnēsiōs	Peloponnēsiās
Ablative	Peloponnēsiō	Peloponnēsiā		Peloponnēsiīs	Peloponnēsiīs
Vocative	Peloponnēsie	Peloponnēsia		Peloponnēsiī	Peloponnēsiae

Descendants

• → Italian: peloponnesiaco (learned) (with the suffix -ācus attached)
• → Spanish: peplonesio (learned)
• → Portuguese: peloponésio (learned)

References

• “Peloponnesius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Peloponnesius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.