Issus

See also: issus

English

Etymology

From Latin Issus, from Ancient Greek Ἰσσός (Issós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪsəs/
• Rhymes: -ɪsəs

Proper noun

Issus

1. (historical) An ancient settlement in Cilicia, modern Hatay Province, Turkey, where in 333 BCE Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III

Descendants

• Translingual: Issus

Translations

ancient settlement in Cilicia

• Armenian: Իսսոս (Issos)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἰσσός (Issós)

• Latin: Issus
• Russian: Исс (Iss)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰσσός (Issós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈis.sus/, [ˈɪs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.sus/, [ˈisːus]

Proper noun

Issus f sg (genitive Issī); second declension

1. Issus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Issus
Genitive	Issī
Dative	Issō
Accusative	Issum
Ablative	Issō
Vocative	Isse
Locative	Issī

Related terms

• Issicus

References

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