Telmessus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τελμησσός (Telmēssós).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /telˈmes.sus/, [t̪ɛɫ̪ˈmɛs̠ːʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /telˈmes.sus/, [t̪elˈmɛsːus]

Proper noun

Telmessus f sg (genitive Telmessī); second declension

A prosperous city of Lycia situated on a bay

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Telmessus
Genitive	Telmessī
Dative	Telmessō
Accusative	Telmessum
Ablative	Telmessō
Vocative	Telmesse
Locative	Telmessī

Derived terms

Telmessenses
Telmessius
Telmessis

References

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

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