Cisamus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Cisamon

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κίσαμος (Kísamos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈki.sa.mus/, [ˈkɪs̠ämʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.sa.mus/, [ˈt͡ʃiːs̬ämus]

Proper noun

Cisamus m sg (genitive Cisamī); second declension

1. A town of Crete situated near Cydonia

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cisamus
genitive	Cisamī
dative	Cisamō
accusative	Cisamum
ablative	Cisamō
vocative	Cisame
locative	Cisamī

References

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