Χερσόνησος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Χερρόνησος (Kherrhónēsos)

Etymology

From χερσόνησος (khersónēsos, peninsula), from χέρσος (khérsos, dry) +‎ νῆσος (nêsos, island).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Χερσόνησος • (Khersónēsosf (genitive Χερσονήσου); second declension

  1. Chersonese

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Χερσονήσιος (Khersonḗsios)
  • Χερσονησίτης (Khersonēsítēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: Χερσόνησος (Chersónisos)
  • Latin: Chersonesus (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,006