Onysia

Latin

Alternative forms

• Onisia

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈny.si.a/, [ɔˈnʏs̠iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈni.si.a/, [oˈniːs̬iä]

Proper noun

Onysia f sg (genitive Onysiae); first declension

1. An island situated in front of cape Itanum in Crete

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Onysia
Genitive	Onysiae
Dative	Onysiae
Accusative	Onysiam
Ablative	Onysiā
Vocative	Onysia

References

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