Nisyrus

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑ́σῡρος (Nī́sūros).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Nīsȳrus f sg (genitive Nīsȳrī); second declension

  1. An island situated between Kos and Telos

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Nīsȳrus
Genitive Nīsȳrī
Dative Nīsȳrō
Accusative Nīsȳrum
Ablative Nīsȳrō
Vocative Nīsȳre

Further reading[edit]

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