Chersonesus

See also: chersonesus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰer.soˈneː.sus/, [kʰɛrs̠ɔˈneːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ker.soˈne.sus/, [kersoˈnɛːs̬us]

Proper noun

Chersonēsus f sg (genitive Chersonēsī); second declension

1. Alternative form of Cherronēsus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Chersonēsus
Genitive	Chersonēsī
Dative	Chersonēsō
Accusative	Chersonēsum
Ablative	Chersonēsō
Vocative	Chersonēse
Locative	Chersonēsī

References

• “Chersonesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Chersonesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.