LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Emesa

Emesa f sg (genitive Emesae)
Classical[ˈɛ.mɛ.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.me.s̬a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularEmesa

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeEmesa—
genitiveEmesae
Emesī, Emisae, Emissae		—
dativeEmesae
Emesō, Emisae, Emissae		—
accusativeEmesam
Emesum, Emisam, Emissam		—
ablativeEmesā
Emesō		—
vocativeEmesa
Emese		—
locativeEmesae
Emesī, Emisae, Emissae		—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyEmesaEmesa or. EMISSA (Ἔμισσα: Eth. Ἐμισηνοί), a city of Syria, reckoned by Ptolemy to that part of the district of Apamene, on the right or eastern bank o…

Quick answers

What does Emesa mean in Latin?
Emesa, a proper noun, means “Emesa”.
What is the genitive of Emesa?
The genitive singular is Emesae. Emesa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Emesa?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛ.mɛ.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.me.s̬a].