Hellespontus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑλλήσποντος (Hellḗspontos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hel.leːsˈpon.tus/, [hɛlːʲeːs̠ˈpɔn̪t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /el.lesˈpon.tus/, [elːesˈpɔn̪t̪us]

Proper noun

Hellēspontus m (genitive Hellēspontī); second declension

1. Hellespont

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Hellēspontus	Hellēspontī
Genitive	Hellēspontī	Hellēspontōrum
Dative	Hellēspontō	Hellēspontīs
Accusative	Hellēspontum	Hellēspontōs
Ablative	Hellēspontō	Hellēspontīs
Vocative	Hellēsponte	Hellēspontī

References

• “Hellespontus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Hellespontus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.