Rhesus

See also: rhesus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ῥῆσος (Rhêsos).

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

Proper noun

Rhēsus m (genitive Rhēsī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) A mythological king of Thrace killed by Diomede and Ulysses
  2. A river of Troas

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Rhēsus
Genitive Rhēsī
Dative Rhēsō
Accusative Rhēsum
Ablative Rhēsō
Vocative Rhēse

References
  • Rhesus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Rhesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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