Halicarnassus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Halicarnassus, from Ancient Greek Ἁλῐκαρνᾱσσός (Halĭkarnāssós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌhælɪkɑɹˈnæsəs/
Proper noun
Halicarnassus
Translations
ancient Greek city
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἁλῐκαρνᾱσσός (Halĭkarnāssós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ha.lɪ.karˈnas.sʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.li.karˈnas.sus]
Proper noun
Halicarnassus f sg (genitive Halicarnassī); second declension
- Halicarnassus (an ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey)
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Halicarnassus |
| genitive | Halicarnassī |
| dative | Halicarnassō |
| accusative | Halicarnassum |
| ablative | Halicarnassō |
| vocative | Halicarnasse |
| locative | Halicarnassī |
References
- “Halicarnassus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Halicarnassus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.