proper noun · femininesecond declension
Cherronēsus
Cherronēsus f sg (genitive Cherronēsī)
Classical[kʰɛr.rɔˈneː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ker.roˈnɛː.s̬us]
Meaning
- The Gallipoli Peninsula, the northwestern side of the Hellespont
In nona Tabula[:] Iaziges metanastae[,] Dacia Vulachia[,] Mysia superior: Seruia[,] Mysia inferior Bosna[,] Tratia[,] Chersonesus.
1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII - abbreviationellipsisellipsis of Chersonēsus Taurica: the Crimea
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cherronēsus | — |
| genitive | Cherronēsī Chersonēsī | — |
| dative | Cherronēsō Chersonēsō | — |
| accusative | Cherronēsum Cherronēson, Chersonēsum | — |
| ablative | Cherronēsō Chersonēsō | — |
| vocative | Cherronēse Chersonēse | — |
| locative | Cherronēsī Chersonēsī | — |
Cherrŏnēsus (-ŏs), or Chersŏnē-sus, i, f., = Χερρόνησος or Χερσόνησος (a peninsula; hence),
I. Cherronesus Thracia, or absol. Cherronesus, the Thracian peninsula at the west of the Hellespont, the Chersonese, Mel. 2, 2, 7; Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 48; Cic. Agr. 2, 19, 5; id. Pis. 35, 86 B. and K.; Nep. Milt. 1, 1 sq.; Liv. 31, 16, 5. —Hence, Cherrŏnenses or Chersŏ-nenses (contr. instead of Cherronesenses), the inhabitants of the Chersonese, Just. 9, 1, 7.—
II. Cherronesus Taurica, or absol. Cherronesus, the Crimea, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 19; Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 85; 19, 5, 30, § 95.—
III. Cherronesus Heracleotarum, or Heraclea, a town on the western side of the Crimea, Plin. 4, 12, 24, § 78; 4, 12, 26, § 85.—
IV. A promontory in Argolis, not far from Trœzene, now Chersonisi, Mel. 2, 3, 8.—
V. Cherronesus Rhodiorum, a small promontory of Caria opposite Rhodes, on which the town of Cnidus stands, Plin. 31, 2, 20, § 30. —
VI. A small town on the Egyptian coast, Auct. B. Alex. 10.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χερρόνησος (Kherrhónēsos).