Galepsus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαληψός (Galēpsós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈleːp.sus/, [ɡäˈɫ̪eːps̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlep.sus/, [ɡäˈlɛpsus]

Proper noun

Galēpsus m sg (genitive Galēpsī); second declension

1. A town on the peninsula of Sithonia
2. A town on the coast of Thrace

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Galēpsus
genitive	Galēpsī
dative	Galēpsō
accusative	Galēpsum
ablative	Galēpsō
vocative	Galēpse
locative	Galēpsī

References

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