Peloponnesus
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Peloponnesus, from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), q.v.
Proper noun
editPeloponnesus
- Synonym of Peloponnese, a peninsula in Greece.
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pe.lo.ponˈneː.sus/, [pɛɫ̪ɔpɔnˈneːs̠ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pe.lo.ponˈne.sus/, [peloponˈnɛːs̬us]
Proper noun
editPeloponnēsus f sg (genitive Peloponnēsī); second declension
- The Peloponnese.
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Peloponnēsus |
Genitive | Peloponnēsī |
Dative | Peloponnēsō |
Accusative | Peloponnēsum |
Ablative | Peloponnēsō |
Vocative | Peloponnēse |
Derived terms
edit- Peloponnēsius (learned borrowing from Πελοποννήσιος (Peloponnḗsios))
References
edit- “Peloponnesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Peloponnesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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