Tonsus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Tonzus

View of the river

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τόνσος (Tónsos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈton.sus/, [ˈt̪õːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈton.sus/, [ˈt̪ɔnsus]

Proper noun

Tōnsus m sg (genitive Tōnsī); second declension

1. The most important tributary river of the Hebrus, now called Tundzha or Tunca

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Tōnsus
genitive	Tōnsī
dative	Tōnsō
accusative	Tōnsum
ablative	Tōnsō
vocative	Tōnse

References

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