Lyrnessus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυρνησσός (Lurnēssós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /lyrˈnes.sus/, [lʲʏrˈnɛs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /lirˈnes.sus/, [lirˈnɛsːus]

Proper noun

Lyrnessus f sg (genitive Lyrnessī); second declension

1. A town of Troad mentioned by Homer
2. A town of Pamphylia situated on the Catarrhactes

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Lyrnessus
genitive	Lyrnessī
dative	Lyrnessō
accusative	Lyrnessum
ablative	Lyrnessō
vocative	Lyrnesse
locative	Lyrnessī

Derived terms

• Lyrnessius

References

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