Amphissa
English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Amphissa
- Alternative spelling of Amfissa
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄμφισσα (Ámphissa).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /amˈpʰis.sa/, [ämˈpʰɪs̠ːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /amˈfis.sa/, [ämˈfisːä]
Proper noun
[edit]Amphissa f sg (genitive Amphissae); first declension
- an ancient town, the chief town of Locris in modern Greece
- a promontory of Bruttium in modern region of Calabria, Italy
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Amphissa |
| genitive | Amphissae |
| dative | Amphissae |
| accusative | Amphissam |
| ablative | Amphissā |
| vocative | Amphissa |
| locative | Amphissae |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Amphissa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Amphissa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Amphissa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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- la:Ancient settlements
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- la:Places in Calabria
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