Nessus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Nessus.

Proper noun

Nessus

1. (Greek mythology) A centaur killed by Heracles, whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles.

Derived terms

• Nessus sphinx
• Nessus shirt

Translations

Translations

• German: Nessus, Nessos

Further reading

• Nessus (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νέσσος (Néssos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnes.sus/, [ˈnɛs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnes.sus/, [ˈnɛsːus]

Proper noun

Nessus m sg (genitive Nessī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Nessus (centaur killed by Heracles, whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Nessus
genitive	Nessī
dative	Nessō
accusative	Nessum
ablative	Nessō
vocative	Nesse

References

• “Nessus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Nessus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.