Tecmessa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τέκμησσα (Tékmēssa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tekˈmes.sa/, [t̪ɛkˈmɛs̠ːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tekˈmes.sa/, [t̪ekˈmɛsːä]

Proper noun

Tecmessa f sg (genitive Tecmessae); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) The wife of Ajax

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Tecmessa
Genitive	Tecmessae
Dative	Tecmessae
Accusative	Tecmessam
Ablative	Tecmessā
Vocative	Tecmessa

References

• “Tecmessa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Tecmessa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.