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Latin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λίβυσσα (Líbussa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Libyssa f sg (genitive Libyssae); first declension

  1. A town of Bithynia situated on the road from Nicaea to Chalcedon
Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Libyssa
genitive Libyssae
dative Libyssae
accusative Libyssam
ablative Libyssā
vocative Libyssa
locative Libyssae

Etymology 2

Adjective

Libyssa

  1. inflection of Libyssus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

Libyssā

  1. ablative feminine plural of Libyssus

References

  • “Libyssa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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