Halicarnasseus
Appearance
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁλικαρνασσεύς (Halikarnasseús), or alternatively from Halicarnāssus + -eus
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ha.li.karˈnaːs.seu̯s/, [hälʲɪkärˈnäːs̠ːɛu̯s̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.li.karˈnas.seu̯s/, [älikärˈnäsːeu̯s]
Proper noun
[edit]Halicarnāsseus (feminine Halicarnāssea, neuter Halicarnāsseum); first/second-declension adjective
- Halicarnassian (inhabitant of Halicarnassus, of which Herodotus is the most famous)
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
References
[edit]- “Theseus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Halicarnasseus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.