Lissus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λίσσος (Líssos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lissus f sg (genitive Lissī); second declension

  1. A city of Illyricum, now Lezhë or Alessio

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Lissus
genitive Lissī
dative Lissō
accusative Lissum
ablative Lissō
vocative Lisse
locative Lissī

Descendants

  • Albanian: Lezhë
  • Italian: Alessio

References

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