Bessi

See also: bessi, Bessí, and béssi

English

Noun

Bessi pl (plural only)

1. (historical) An ancient independent Thracian tribe who lived in a territory ranging from Moesia to Mount Rhodope in Northern Thrace.

Faroese

Proper noun

Bessi m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• son of Bessi: Bessason
• daughter of Bessi: Bessadóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Bessi
Accusative	Bessa
Dative	Bessa
Genitive	Bessa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbeːs.siː/, [ˈbeːs̠ːiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbes.si/, [ˈbɛsːi]

Proper noun

Bēssī m pl (genitive Bēssōrum); second declension

1. A tribe of Thrace inhabiting the southern slope of Mount Haemus

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Bēssī
Genitive	Bēssōrum
Dative	Bēssīs
Accusative	Bēssōs
Ablative	Bēssīs
Vocative	Bēssī

See also

Βησσοί (Bēssoí).

References

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