Sossius

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σόσσιος (Sóssios).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsos.si.us/, [ˈs̠ɔs̠ːiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsos.si.us/, [ˈsɔsːius]

Proper noun

Sossius m sg (genitive Sossiī or Sossī); second declension

1. A river of southern Sicilia, mentioned only by Ptolemy

Inflection

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sossius
Genitive	Sossiī Sossī1
Dative	Sossiō
Accusative	Sossium
Ablative	Sossiō
Vocative	Sossī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• “Sossius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly