proper noun · femininesecond declension
Issus
Issus f sg (genitive Issī)
Classical[ˈɪs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈis.sus]
Meaning
- femininesingularIssus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Issus | — |
| genitive | Issī | — |
| dative | Issō | — |
| accusative | Issum | — |
| ablative | Issō | — |
| vocative | Isse | — |
| locative | Issī | — |
issus, a, um, adj.,
I. a childish form of ipse, used with little children as a term of endearment: ISSA HAVE, Inscr. ap. Fabr. p. 45, n. 255.—Issa, the name of a pet slut, Mart. 1, 109.—Also dim.: † issŭlus, a, um, Inscr. ap. Fabr. n. 254.
Issus or -os, i, f., = Ἰσσός,
I. a city of Cilicia, on the Mediterranean (the Gulf of Issus, now Gulf of Iskenderun), at the foot of Mount Amanus, where Darius was defeated by Alexander, Mel. 1, 13, 1; Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 91; Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 3; Curt. 3, 8, 8. —
II. Deriv. Issĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Issus:
sinus, the Gulf of Issus, Mel. 1, 13, 1; Plin. 2, 108, 112, § 243.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰσσός (Issós).
Descendants
- TranslingualIssus
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyIssusIssus (Ἰσσός and Ἰσσοί, Xen. Anab. 1.2.24, and 1.4.1), a town of Cilicia, on the gulf of Issus (Ἰσσικὸς κόλπος). Herodotus calls the gulf of Issus the…GeographyIssusIssus (Λίσσος, Strab. vii. p.316; Ptol. 2.16.5; Steph. B. sub voce Hierocles; Peut. Tab.), a town of Illyricum, at the mouth of the river Drilo. Diony…