Chersonesus

See also: chersonesus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰer.soˈneː.sus/, [kʰɛrs̠ɔˈneːs̠ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ker.soˈne.sus/, [kersoˈnɛːs̬us]

Proper noun

Chersonēsus f sg (genitive Chersonēsī); second declension

Alternative form of Cherronēsus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Chersonēsus
Genitive	Chersonēsī
Dative	Chersonēsō
Accusative	Chersonēsum
Ablative	Chersonēsō
Vocative	Chersonēse
Locative	Chersonēsī

References

“Chersonesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Chersonesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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