Hellespontus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἑλλήσποντος (Hellḗspontos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hɛl.leːsˈpɔn.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [el.lesˈpɔn̪.t̪us]
Proper noun
Hellēspontus m (genitive Hellēspontī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| 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.