Permessus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περμησσός (Permēssós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /perˈmes.sus/, [pɛrˈmɛs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /perˈmes.sus/, [perˈmɛsːus]

Proper noun

Permessus m sg (genitive Permessī); second declension

1. A river of Boeotia, whose springs were situated on the Helicon

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Permessus
genitive	Permessī
dative	Permessō
accusative	Permessum
ablative	Permessō
vocative	Permesse

Derived terms

• Permessius

References

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