Peloponnesius
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοποννήσιος (Peloponnḗsios).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pe.lo.ponˈneː.si.us/, [pɛɫ̪ɔpɔnˈneːs̠iʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pe.lo.ponˈne.si.us/, [peloponˈnɛːs̬ius]
Adjective
Peloponnēsius (feminine Peloponnēsia); first/second-declension adjective
- Peloponnesian (inhabitant of the Peloponnese)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |
| Nominative | Peloponnēsius | Peloponnēsia | Peloponnēsiī | Peloponnēsiae | |
| Genitive | Peloponnēsiī | Peloponnēsiae | Peloponnēsiōrum | Peloponnēsiārum | |
| Dative | Peloponnēsiō | Peloponnēsiīs | Peloponnēsiīs | ||
| Accusative | Peloponnēsium | Peloponnēsiam | Peloponnēsiōs | Peloponnēsiās | |
| Ablative | Peloponnēsiō | Peloponnēsiā | Peloponnēsiīs | Peloponnēsiīs | |
| Vocative | Peloponnēsie | Peloponnēsia | Peloponnēsiī | Peloponnēsiae | |
Descendants
- → Italian: peloponnesiaco (learned) (with the suffix -ācus attached)
- → Spanish: peplonesio (learned)
- → Portuguese: peloponésio (learned)
References
- “Peloponnesius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Peloponnesius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette