Oescus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈoe̯s.kus/, [ˈoe̯s̠kʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈes.kus/, [ˈɛskus]

View of the river

Proper noun

Oescus m sg (genitive Oescī); second declension

1. A river of Moesia and tributary river of the Danube, now called Iskar
2. A town of the Triballi in Lower Moesia situated on the road from Viminacium to Nicomedia

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Oescus
Genitive	Oescī
Dative	Oescō
Accusative	Oescum
Ablative	Oescō
Vocative	Oesce

References

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