proper nounvariously declined, second declension, first declension
Chersonēsus Taurica
Chersonēsus Taurica m sg (genitive Chersonēsī Tauricae)
Classical[kʰɛr.sɔˈneː.sʊs ˈtau̯.rɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[ker.soˈnɛː.s̬us ˈtaːu̯.ri.ka]
Meaning
- Crimea (a geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine :)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Chersonēsus Taurica | — |
| genitive | Chersonēsī Tauricae | — |
| dative | Chersonēsō Tauricae | — |
| accusative | Chersonēsum Tauricam | — |
| ablative | Chersonēsō Tauricā | — |
| vocative | Chersonēse Taurica | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek: Chersonēsus + Taurica.