proper noun · femininesecond declension
Eresus
Eresus f sg (genitive Eresī)
Classical[ˈɛ.rɛ.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.re.s̬us]
Meaning
- femininesingularA city on the island of Lesbos
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Eresus | — |
| genitive | Eresī | — |
| dative | Eresō | — |
| accusative | Eresum | — |
| ablative | Eresō | — |
| vocative | Erese | — |
| locative | Eresī | — |
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἔρεσος (Éresos).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyEresusEresus or ERESSUS (Ἔρεσος: Eth. Ἐρέσιος, Eth. Ἐρεσιεύς), so called from Eresus the son of Macar. (Steph. B. sub voce Eressus, as it is in the text of …Biography & mythologyEresusEresus (Ἔρεσος), a son of Macar, from whom the town of Eresus in Lesbos derived its name. (Steph. Byz. s. v.) A second otherwise unknown person of thi…