Tartessus
English
Proper noun
Tartessus
- Alternative form of Tartessos
Latin
Alternative forms
- Tartēsus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός (Tartēssós).
Proper noun
Tartēssus m sg (genitive Tartēssī); second declension
- An ancient city at the mouth of the Baetis
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tartēssus |
| Genitive | Tartēssī |
| Dative | Tartēssō |
| Accusative | Tartēssum |
| Ablative | Tartēssō |
| Vocative | Tartēsse |
| Locative | Tartēssī |
Derived terms
- Tartēssius
- Tartēssiacus
References
- “Tartessus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Tartessus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Tartessus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “Tartessus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Tartessus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly