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English
Noun
Bessi pl (plural only)
- (historical) An ancient independent Thracian tribe who lived in a territory ranging from Moesia to Mount Rhodope in Northern Thrace.
Faroese
Proper noun
Bessi m
- a male given name
Usage notes
- son of Bessi: Bessason
- daughter of Bessi: Bessadóttir
Declension
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singular
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indefinite
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nominative
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Bessi
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accusative
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Bessa
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dative
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Bessa
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genitive
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Bessa
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Latin
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bēssī m pl (genitive Bēssōrum); second declension
- A tribe of Thrace inhabiting the southern slope of Mount Haemus
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
See also
Βησσοί (Bēssoí).
References
- Bessi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Bessi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly