Galaesus

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Latin

View of the river

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαλαῖσος (Galaîsos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Galaesus m sg (genitive Galaesī); second declension

  1. A river of Apulia flowing near Tarentum, now called Galaso

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Galaesus
genitive Galaesī
dative Galaesō
accusative Galaesum
ablative Galaesō
vocative Galaese

References

  • “Galaesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Galaesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Galaesus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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