LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Alaesa

Alaesa f sg (genitive Alaesae)
Classical[aˈɫae̯.sa]Ecclesiastical[aˈlɛː.s̬a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara city on the northern coast of Sicily of Siculian origin, situated between Calacte and Cephaloedium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAlaesa—
genitiveAlaesae—
dativeAlaesae—
accusativeAlaesam—
ablativeAlaesā—
vocativeAlaesa—
locativeAlaesae—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄλαισα (Álaisa), variant of Ἅλαισα (Hálaisa).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAlaesaAlaesa or HALESA (Ἄλαισα, Eth. Halaesinus, Diod.; Strab.; Ptol.; Halesa, Sil. Ital. 14.218; Halesini, Cic. Plin.), a city of Sicily, situated near the…

Quick answers

What does Alaesa mean in Latin?
Alaesa, a proper noun, means “a city on the northern coast of Sicily of Siculian origin, situated between Calacte and Cephaloedium”.
What is the genitive of Alaesa?
The genitive singular is Alaesae. Alaesa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Alaesa?
In classical Latin, [aˈɫae̯.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈlɛː.s̬a].