Hellespontus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑλλήσποντος (Hellḗspontos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /hel.leːsˈpon.tus/, [hɛlːʲeːs̠ˈpɔn̪t̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /el.lesˈpon.tus/, [elːesˈpɔn̪t̪us]

Proper noun

Hellēspontus m (genitive Hellēspontī); second declension

Hellespont

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Hellēspontus	Hellēspontī
Genitive	Hellēspontī	Hellēspontōrum
Dative	Hellēspontō	Hellēspontīs
Accusative	Hellēspontum	Hellēspontōs
Ablative	Hellēspontō	Hellēspontīs
Vocative	Hellēsponte	Hellēspontī

References

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

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