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proper noun · femininesecond declension

Assēsus

Assēsus f sg (genitive Assēsī)
Classical[asˈseː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[asˈsɛː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. a town in Caria, mentioned by Herodotus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAssēsus—
genitiveAssēsī—
dativeAssēsō—
accusativeAssēsum—
ablativeAssēsō—
vocativeAssēse—
locativeAssēsī—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀσσησός (Assēsós).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAssesusAssesus (Ἀσσησός: Eth. Ἀσσήσιος), a town in the territory of Miletus (Hdt. 1.19, 22; Steph. B. sub voce Ἀσσησός), with a temple of Athena, which was d…

Quick answers

What does Assēsus mean in Latin?
Assēsus, a proper noun, means “a town in Caria, mentioned by Herodotus”.
What is the genitive of Assēsus?
The genitive singular is Assēsī. Assēsus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Assēsus?
In classical Latin, [asˈseː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [asˈsɛː.s̬us].