Lyrnessus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυρνησσός (Lurnēssós).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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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

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Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Lyrnessus
Genitive Lyrnessī
Dative Lyrnessō
Accusative Lyrnessum
Ablative Lyrnessō
Vocative Lyrnesse
Locative Lyrnessī

Derived terms

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References

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  • 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