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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πεσσινοῦς (Pessinoûs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pessinūs f sg (genitive Pessinuntis); third declension
- A town in the west of Galatia situated near the left bank of the Sangarius
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- “Pessinus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Pessinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.