Χερσόνησος
See also: χερσόνησος
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Χερρόνησος (Kherrhónēsos)
Etymology
From χέρσος (khérsos, “dry”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kʰer.só.nɛː.sos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kʰerˈso.ne̝.sos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /çerˈso.ni.sos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /çerˈso.ni.sos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /çerˈso.ni.sos/
Proper noun
Χερσόνησος • (Khersónēsos) f (genitive Χερσονήσου); second declension
Inflection
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Χερσόνησος hē Khersónēsos | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Χερσονήσου tês Khersonḗsou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Χερσονήσῳ têi Khersonḗsōi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Χερσόνησον tḕn Khersónēson | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Χερσόνησε Khersónēse | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Χερσονήσιος (Khersonḗsios)
- Χερσονησίτης (Khersonēsítēs)
Descendants
- Greek: Χερσόνησος (Chersónisos)
- → Latin: Chersonesus (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
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