Telesilla

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τελέσιλλα (Telésilla).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /te.leˈsil.la/, [t̪ɛɫ̪ɛˈs̠ɪlːʲä]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.leˈsil.la/, [t̪eleˈs̬ilːä]

Proper noun

Telesilla f sg (genitive Telesillae); first declension

1. A lyric poetess of Argos

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Telesilla
Genitive	Telesillae
Dative	Telesillae
Accusative	Telesillam
Ablative	Telesillā
Vocative	Telesilla

References

• “Telesilla”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray