Lissus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λίσσος (Líssos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlis.sus/, [ˈlʲɪs̠ːʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlis.sus/, [ˈlisːus]

Proper noun

Lissus f sg (genitive Lissī); second declension

A city of Illyricum, now Lezhë or Alessio

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lissus
Genitive	Lissī
Dative	Lissō
Accusative	Lissum
Ablative	Lissō
Vocative	Lisse
Locative	Lissī

Descendants

Albanian: Lezhë
Italian: Alessio

References

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

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