Peloponnesus
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Peloponnesus, from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), q.v.
Proper noun
[edit]Peloponnesus
- Synonym of Peloponnese, a peninsula in Greece.
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pe.lo.ponˈneː.sus/, [pɛɫ̪ɔpɔnˈneːs̠ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pe.lo.ponˈne.sus/, [peloponˈnɛːs̬us]
Proper noun
[edit]Peloponnēsus f sg (genitive Peloponnēsī); second declension
- The Peloponnese.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Peloponnēsus |
| Genitive | Peloponnēsī |
| Dative | Peloponnēsō |
| Accusative | Peloponnēsum |
| Ablative | Peloponnēsō |
| Vocative | Peloponnēse |
Derived terms
[edit]- Peloponnēsius (learned borrowing from Πελοποννήσιος (Peloponnḗsios))
References
[edit]- “Peloponnesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Peloponnesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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