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proper noun · femininesecond declension

Halicarnassus

Halicarnassus f sg (genitive Halicarnassī)
Classical[ha.lɪ.karˈnas.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.li.karˈnas.sus]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularHalicarnassus (an ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHalicarnassus—
genitiveHalicarnassī
Halicarnāsī		—
dativeHalicarnassō
Halicarnāsō		—
accusativeHalicarnassum
Halicarnāsum		—
ablativeHalicarnassō
Halicarnāsō		—
vocativeHalicarnasse
Halicarnāse		—
locativeHalicarnassī
Halicarnāsī		—

Hălĭcarnassus (-sos) or Hali-carnāsus, i, f., = Ἁλικαρνασσός,
I. a city of great antiquity in Caria, the birthplace of the historians Herodotus and Dionysius, also celebrated for the mausolēum erected there, now Bodrun or Boudroum, Mel. 1, 16, 2 and 3; Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 107; Cic. Tusc. 3, 31, 75; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8, § 25; Liv. 37, 10, 11. —
II. Derivv.
A. Hălĭcarnasseus, ĕi and ĕos, m. adj., = Ἁλικαρνασσεύς, of Halicarnassus: Scylax, Cic. Div. 2, 42, 88: Dionysius, Quint. 3, 1, 16: Cleon, Nep. Lys. 5.—
B. Hălĭcarnassĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Halicarnassus, Halicarnassians, Tac. A. 4, 55.—
C. Hălĭcarnas-senses, ĭum, m., the same, Liv. 33, 20, 12.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁλῐκαρνᾱσσός (Halĭkarnāssós).

Descendants
  • EnglishHalicarnassus
  • FrenchHalicarnasse
  • ItalianAlicarnasso

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyHalicarnassusHalicarnassus (Ἁλικαρνασσός: Eth. Ἁλικαρνασσεύς, Eth. Halicarnassensis: Bodrun or Boudroum), a Greek city on the coast of Asia Minor, on the Ceramian …

Quick answers

What does Halicarnassus mean in Latin?
Halicarnassus, a proper noun, means “Halicarnassus (an ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey)”.
What is the genitive of Halicarnassus?
The genitive singular is Halicarnassī. Halicarnassus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Halicarnassus?
In classical Latin, [ha.lɪ.karˈnas.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.li.karˈnas.sus].