Tyrissa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τύρισσα (Túrissa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tyˈris.sa/, [t̪ʏˈrɪs̠ːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tiˈris.sa/, [t̪iˈrisːä]

Proper noun

Tyrissa f sg (genitive Tyrissae); first declension

1. An ancient town of Emathia, situated next to Europus

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Tyrissa
Genitive	Tyrissae
Dative	Tyrissae
Accusative	Tyrissam
Ablative	Tyrissā
Vocative	Tyrissa
Locative	Tyrissae

Derived terms

• Tyrissaeus

References

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