Taphiassus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ταφιασσός (Taphiassós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ta.pʰiˈas.sus/, [t̪äpʰiˈäs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ta.fiˈas.sus/, [t̪äfiˈäsːus]

Proper noun

Taphiassus m sg (genitive Taphiassī); second declension

1. A mountain in Aetolia situated near the town of Macynia

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Taphiassus
genitive	Taphiassī
dative	Taphiassō
accusative	Taphiassum
ablative	Taphiassō
vocative	Taphiasse

References

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