Chesius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰeː.si.us/, [ˈkʰeːs̠iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈke.si.us/, [ˈkɛːs̬ius]

Proper noun

Chēsius m sg (genitive Chēsiī or Chēsī); second declension

1. A river of Samos

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Chēsius
genitive	Chēsiī Chēsī1
dative	Chēsiō
accusative	Chēsium
ablative	Chēsiō
vocative	Chēsī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

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