Lyrnessus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυρνησσός (Lurnēssós).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lyrˈnes.sus/, [lʏrˈnɛs.sʊs]

Proper noun

Lyrnessus f sg (genitive Lyrnessī); second declension

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

Declension

Second declension, with locative.

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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