Hermus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἕρμος (Hérmos).

View of the river

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈher.mus/, [ˈhɛrmʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈer.mus/, [ˈɛrmus]

Proper noun

Hermus m sg (genitive Hermī); second declension

1. A river of Lydia flowing into the Aegean Sea, now the Gediz River

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hermus
Genitive	Hermī
Dative	Hermō
Accusative	Hermum
Ablative	Hermō
Vocative	Herme

References

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