Halicarnassus
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Halicarnassus, from Ancient Greek Ἁλῐκαρνᾱσσός (Halikarnāssós).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Halicarnassus
Translations
ancient Greek city
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἁλῐκαρνᾱσσός (Halikarnāssós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ha.li.karˈnas.sus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.li.karˈnas.sus/,
Proper noun
Halicarnassus f sg (genitive Halicarnassī); second declension
- Halicarnassus (an ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey)
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Halicarnassus |
| Genitive | Halicarnassī |
| Dative | Halicarnassō |
| Accusative | Halicarnassum |
| Ablative | Halicarnassō |
| Vocative | Halicarnasse |
| Locative | Halicarnassī |
References
- “Halicarnassus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Halicarnassus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.