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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τελμησσός (Telmēssós).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Telmessus f sg (genitive Telmessī); second declension
- A prosperous city of Lycia situated on a bay
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- Telmessus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Telmessus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly