Iassus
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Translingual
Proper noun
Iassus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadellidae – certain leafhoppers.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἴασσος (Íassos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈi̯as.sus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈjas.sus/,
Proper noun
Iassus f sg (genitive Iassī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Iassus |
| genitive | Iassī |
| dative | Iassō |
| accusative | Iassum |
| ablative | Iassō |
| vocative | Iasse |
| locative | Iassī |
Derived terms
References
- “Iassus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Iassus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Iassus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly