Rhosus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥῶσος (Rhôsos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈroː.sus/, [ˈroːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈro.sus/, [ˈrɔːs̬us]

Proper noun

Rhōsus f sg (genitive Rhōsī); second declension

1. A coastal town in Syria, situated on the gulf of Issus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Rhōsus
genitive	Rhōsī
dative	Rhōsō
accusative	Rhōsum
ablative	Rhōsō
vocative	Rhōse
locative	Rhōsī

Derived terms

• Rhōsicus

References

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