Phoenissa
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Φοίνῑσσᾰ (Phoínīssa).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pʰoe̯ˈniːs.sa/, [pʰoe̯ˈniːs̠ːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /feˈnis.sa/, [feˈnisːä]
Proper noun
editPhoenīssa f sg (genitive Phoenīssae); first declension
- Phoenicia (an ancient region in coastal Western Asia, in modern Syria and Lebanon)
- a Phoenician or Carthaginian woman
- synonym of Dido
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Phoenīssa |
Genitive | Phoenīssae |
Dative | Phoenīssae |
Accusative | Phoenīssam |
Ablative | Phoenīssā |
Vocative | Phoenīssa |
Locative | Phoenīssae |
Derived terms
edit- phoenīssus (back-formed masculine)
References
edit- “Phoenissus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Phoenice1”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press - Phoenissa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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- la:Historical and traditional regions
- la:Places in Syria
- la:Places in Lebanon