Nisyrus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑ́σῡρος (Nī́sūros).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nīsȳrus f sg (genitive Nīsȳrī); second declension

  1. An island situated between Kos and Telos

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Nīsȳrus
genitive Nīsȳrī
dative Nīsȳrō
accusative Nīsȳrum
ablative Nīsȳrō
vocative Nīsȳre

Further reading

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