Praesus

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πραῖσος (Praîsos).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈprae̯.sus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.sus/,

Proper noun

Praesus f sg (genitive Praesī); second declension

A town of Crete situated near Mount Dicte

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Praesus
genitive	Praesī
dative	Praesō
accusative	Praesum
ablative	Praesō
vocative	Praese
locative	Praesī

References

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

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