Rhosus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥῶσος (Rhôsos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈroː.sus/, [ˈroːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈro.sus/, [ˈrɔːs̬us]

Proper noun

Rhōsus f sg (genitive Rhōsī); second declension

1. A coastal town in Syria, situated on the gulf of Issus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Rhōsus
Genitive	Rhōsī
Dative	Rhōsō
Accusative	Rhōsum
Ablative	Rhōsō
Vocative	Rhōse
Locative	Rhōsī

Derived terms

• Rhōsicus

References

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