Ossonoba

See also: Ossónoba and Ossônoba

English

Proper noun

Ossonoba

1. An Ancient Roman and pre-Roman city in southwestern Iberia. Modern Faro, Portugal.

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Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /osˈso.no.ba/, [ɔs̠ˈs̠ɔnɔbä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /osˈso.no.ba/, [osˈsɔːnobä]

Proper noun

Ossonoba f sg (genitive Ossonobae); first declension

1. A city in Lusitania, the modern Faro

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ossonoba
Genitive	Ossonobae
Dative	Ossonobae
Accusative	Ossonobam
Ablative	Ossonobā
Vocative	Ossonoba
Locative	Ossonobae

References

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

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Ossónoba (Portugal), Ossônoba (Brazil)

Proper noun

Ossonoba f

1. Ossonoba (an ancient city in Lusitania, Roman Empire; modern Faro, Portugal)