Praesus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πραῖσος (Praîsos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈprae̯.sus/, [ˈpräe̯s̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.sus/, [ˈprɛːs̬us]

Proper noun

Praesus f sg (genitive Praesī); second declension

1. A town of Crete situated near Mount Dicte

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Praesus
Genitive	Praesī
Dative	Praesō
Accusative	Praesum
Ablative	Praesō
Vocative	Praese
Locative	Praesī

References

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