Hessus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἡσσός (Hēssós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈheːs.sus/, [ˈheːs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈes.sus/, [ˈɛsːus]

Proper noun

Hēssus m sg (genitive Hēssī); second declension

1. a town of Locris, situated on the road to Naupactus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hēssus
Genitive	Hēssī
Dative	Hēssō
Accusative	Hēssum
Ablative	Hēssō
Vocative	Hēsse
Locative	Hēssī

References

• “Hessus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly