Cherronesus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χερρόνησος (Kherrhónēsos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰer.roˈneː.sus/, [kʰɛr.rɔˈneː.sʊs]
Proper noun
Cherronēsus f (genitive Cherronēsī); second declension
- Various peninsulas in the Hellenistic world, especially:
- The Gallipoli Peninsula, the northwestern side of the Hellespont
- 1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII:
- Clipping of Taurica Cherronesus: the Crimea
- The Gallipoli Peninsula, the northwestern side of the Hellespont
Inflection
Second declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cherronēsus |
| Genitive | Cherronēsī |
| Dative | Cherronēsō |
| Accusative | Cherronēsum |
| Ablative | Cherronēsō |
| Vocative | Cherronēse |
| Locative | Cherronēsī |
Synonyms
- (Gallipoli Peninsula): Thracica Cherronesus
References
- Cherronesus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cherronesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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