Mespila

See also: mespila

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέσπιλα (Méspila).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmes.pi.la/, [ˈmɛs̠pɪɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmes.pi.la/, [ˈmɛspilä]

Proper noun

Mespila f sg (genitive Mespilae); first declension

1. An ancient city of Assyria, now probably Mosul

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Mespila
genitive	Mespilae
dative	Mespilae
accusative	Mespilam
ablative	Mespilā
vocative	Mespila
locative	Mespilae

References

• “Mespila”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly