Carmylessus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From the Ancient Greek Καρμυλησσός (Karmulēssós).

Pronunciation

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(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kar.myˈleːs.sus/, [kärmʏˈɫ̪eːs̠ːʊs̠]

Proper noun

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Carmylēssus m sg (genitive Carmylēssī); second declension

  1. A city mentioned in Strabo’s Geographica, wherein it is said to have been situated in a valley of Mount Anticragus, in Lycia, Anatolia; the present-day village of Kayaköy is believed to have been built on the same site.

Declension

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Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

References

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  • Carmylessus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly