Aphesas

Latin

Alternative forms

• Apesantus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφέσας (Aphésas).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pʰe.saːs/, [ˈäpʰɛs̠äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.fe.sas/, [ˈäːfes̬äs]

Proper noun

Aphesās m sg (genitive Aphesāntos); third declension

1. A mountain of Argolis situated near Nemea

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aphesās
Genitive	Aphesāntos
Dative	Aphesāntī
Accusative	Aphesānta
Ablative	Aphesānte
Vocative	Aphesās

References

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