Telmessus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τελμησσός (Telmēssós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /telˈmes.sus/, [t̪ɛɫ̪ˈmɛs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /telˈmes.sus/, [t̪elˈmɛsːus]

Proper noun

Telmessus f sg (genitive Telmessī); second declension

1. A prosperous city of Lycia situated on a bay

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Telmessus
Genitive	Telmessī
Dative	Telmessō
Accusative	Telmessum
Ablative	Telmessō
Vocative	Telmesse
Locative	Telmessī

Derived terms

• Telmessenses
• Telmessius
• Telmessis

References

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