Nisyrus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Nīsȳros

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑ́σῡρος (Nī́sūros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /niːˈsyː.rus/, [niːˈs̠yːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /niˈsi.rus/, [niˈs̬iːrus]

Proper noun

Nīsȳrus f sg (genitive Nīsȳrī); second declension

1. An island situated between Kos and Telos

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Nīsȳrus
genitive	Nīsȳrī
dative	Nīsȳrō
accusative	Nīsȳrum
ablative	Nīsȳrō
vocative	Nīsȳre

Further reading

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