Temesa

Latin

Alternative forms

• Temsa, Tempsa, Temesē

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τεμέση (Temésē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈte.me.sa/, [ˈt̪ɛmɛs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈte.me.sa/, [ˈt̪ɛːmes̬ä]

Proper noun

Temesa f sg (genitive Temesae); first declension

1. A city on the west coast of Bruttium situated near the gulf of Hipponium

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Temesa
Genitive	Temesae
Dative	Temesae
Accusative	Temesam
Ablative	Temesā
Vocative	Temesa
Locative	Temesae

Derived terms

• Tempsānus

Related terms

• Temesaeus

References

• “Temesa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Temese in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Temesa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly