Cherronesus
Latin
Alternative forms
- Chersonēsus, Cherronēsos
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χερρόνησος (Kherrhónēsos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰer.roˈneː.sus/, [kʰɛr.rɔˈneː.sʊs]
Proper noun
Cherronēsus f (genitive Cherronēsī); second declension
- Various peninsulas in the Hellenistic world, especially:
- The Gallipoli Peninsula, the northwestern side of the Hellespont
- 1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII:
- In nona Tabula[:] Iaziges metanastae[,] Dacia Vulachia[,] Mysia superior: Seruia[,] Mysia inferior Bosna[,] Tratia[,] Chersonesus.
- 1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII:
- Clipping of Taurica Cherronesus: the Crimea
- The Gallipoli Peninsula, the northwestern side of the Hellespont
Inflection
Second declension, with locative.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Cherronēsus |
Genitive | Cherronēsī |
Dative | Cherronēsō |
Accusative | Cherronēsum |
Ablative | Cherronēsō |
Vocative | Cherronēse |
Locative | Cherronēsī |
Synonyms
- (Gallipoli Peninsula): Thracica Cherronesus
References
- Cherronesus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cherronesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette