Alaesa
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄλαισα (Álaisa), variant of Ἅλαισα (Hálaisa).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈlae̯.sa/, [äˈɫ̪äe̯s̠ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈle.sa/, [äˈlɛːs̬ä]
Proper noun
[edit]Alaesa f sg (genitive Alaesae); first declension
- a city on the northern coast of Sicily of Siculian origin, situated between Calacte and Cephaloedium
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Alaesa |
| genitive | Alaesae |
| dative | Alaesae |
| accusative | Alaesam |
| ablative | Alaesā |
| vocative | Alaesa |
| locative | Alaesae |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Hălēsa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Alaesa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Halaesa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.