Erbessus
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρβησσός (Erbēssós).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /erˈbeːs.sus/, [ɛrˈbeːs̠ːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /erˈbes.sus/, [erˈbɛsːus]
Proper noun[edit]
Erbēssus m sg (genitive Erbēssī); second declension
- The name of two cities in Sicily
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Erbēssus |
| Genitive | Erbēssī |
| Dative | Erbēssō |
| Accusative | Erbēssum |
| Ablative | Erbēssō |
| Vocative | Erbēsse |
| Locative | Erbēssī |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Herbessus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Erbessus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Herbesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.