Issus
See also: issus
English
Etymology
From Latin Issus, from Ancient Greek Ἰσσός (Issós)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪsəs/
Proper noun
Issus
- (historical) an ancient settlement in Cilicia where in 333 BC Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III
Descendants
- Translingual: Issus
Translations
an ancient settlement
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰσσός (Issós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈis.sus/, [ˈɪs.sʊs]
Proper noun
Issus f (genitive Issī); second declension
- Issus
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Issus |
Genitive | Issī |
Dative | Issō |
Accusative | Issum |
Ablative | Issō |
Vocative | Isse |
Related terms
- Issicus
References
- Issus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Issus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly