Lyrnessus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυρνησσός (Lurnēssós).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lyrnessus f sg (genitive Lyrnessī); second declension

  1. A town of Troad mentioned by Homer
  2. A town of Pamphylia situated on the Catarrhactes

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Lyrnessus
genitive Lyrnessī
dative Lyrnessō
accusative Lyrnessum
ablative Lyrnessō
vocative Lyrnesse
locative Lyrnessī

Derived terms

  • Lyrnessius

References

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