Bessi

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See also: bessi, Bessí, and béssi

English

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Noun

Bessi pl (plural only)

  1. (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

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

  • son of Bessi: Bessason
  • daughter of Bessi: Bessadóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Bessi
accusative Bessa
dative Bessa
genitive Bessa

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bēssī m pl (genitive Bēssōrum); second declension

  1. 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