proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Bēsynga
Bēsynga m sg (genitive Bēsyngae)
Classical[beːˈsyŋ.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[beˈs̬iŋ.ɡa]
Meaning
- a river in India, mentioned by Ptolemy, probably the modern Sittaung
Alii Phischon habent Gangem, alii Chrysorrhoam prope Damascum, alii Iordanem, alii Besyngam, qui nunc Irabatti dicatur, alii Indum.
1829, Gustav Adolph Schumann, Pentateuchus hebraice et graece, Volume 1, volume 1, page 36:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Bēsynga | — |
| genitive | Bēsyngae | — |
| dative | Bēsyngae | — |
| accusative | Bēsyngam | — |
| ablative | Bēsyngā | — |
| vocative | Bēsynga | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βησύγγα (Bēsúnga).