Bisaltis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βισαλτίς (Bisaltís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /biːˈsal.tis/, [biːˈs̠äɫ̪t̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /biˈsal.tis/, [biˈs̬äl̪t̪is]

Proper noun

Bīsaltis f sg (genitive Bīsaltidis); third declension

1. Theophane, daughter of Bisaltes, changed into a ewe by Poseidon

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Bīsaltis
Genitive	Bīsaltidis
Dative	Bīsaltidī
Accusative	Bīsaltida
Ablative	Bīsaltide
Vocative	Bīsaltis Bīalti1

¹In poetry.

References

• “Bisaltis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press