Lyrnessus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυρνησσός (Lurnēssós).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /lyrˈnes.sus/, [lʲʏrˈnɛs̠ːʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /lirˈnes.sus/, [lirˈnɛsːus]

Proper noun

Lyrnessus f sg (genitive Lyrnessī); second declension

A town of Troad mentioned by Homer
A town of Pamphylia situated on the Catarrhactes

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lyrnessus
Genitive	Lyrnessī
Dative	Lyrnessō
Accusative	Lyrnessum
Ablative	Lyrnessō
Vocative	Lyrnesse
Locative	Lyrnessī

Derived terms

Lyrnessius

References

Lyrnessus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
“Lyrnessus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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