Bisanthe

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βισάνθη (Bisánthē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /biːˈsan.tʰeː/, [biːˈs̠än̪t̪ʰeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /biˈsan.te/, [biˈs̬än̪t̪e]

Proper noun

Bīsanthē f sg (genitive Bīsanthēs); first declension

1. A city in Thrace, on the coast of the Propontis

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Bīsanthē
genitive	Bīsanthēs
dative	Bīsanthae
accusative	Bīsanthēn
ablative	Bīsanthē
vocative	Bīsanthē
locative	Bīsanthae

References

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