Erbessus
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρβησσός (Erbēssós).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /erˈbeːs.sus/, [ɛrˈbeːs̠ːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /erˈbes.sus/, [erˈbɛsːus]
Proper noun
[edit]Erbēssus m sg (genitive Erbēssī); second declension
- The name of two cities in Sicily
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Erbēssus |
| genitive | Erbēssī |
| dative | Erbēssō |
| accusative | Erbēssum |
| ablative | Erbēssō |
| vocative | Erbēsse |
| locative | Erbēssī |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Herbessus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Erbessus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Herbesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.