Amnisus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμνισός (Amnisós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /amˈniː.sus/, [ämˈniːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /amˈni.sus/, [ämˈniːs̬us]

Proper noun

Amnīsus m sg (genitive Amnīsī); second declension

1. A town of Crete and harbour of Cnossus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Amnīsus
genitive	Amnīsī
dative	Amnīsō
accusative	Amnīsum
ablative	Amnīsō
vocative	Amnīse
locative	Amnīsī

References

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