proper noun · femininethird declension
Nēsis
Nēsis f sg (genitive Nēsidis)
Classical[ˈneː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɛː.s̬is]
Meaning
- A small island in the gulf of Naples, now Nisida
Fuī enim apud illum multās hōrās in Nēside, cum paulō ante tuās litterās accēpisset.
I spent several hours with him at Nesis, just after I received your letter.106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 16.2.3.1Itaque quō celerius ēvāderem, prōtinus per altum ad Nēsida dērēxī praecīsūrus omnēs sinūs.
So, in order to get away more quickly, I made straight out to sea for Nesis, with the purpose of cutting across all the inlets.c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 53.1.6
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Nēsis | — |
| genitive | Nēsidis | — |
| dative | Nēsidī | — |
| accusative | Nēsidem Nēsida | — |
| ablative | Nēside | — |
| vocative | Nēsis | — |
Nēsis, ĭdis (acc. ĭdem and ĭda), f., = Νησίς,
I. a small island in the bay of Naples, between Naples and Puteoli, now Nisita, Cic. Att. 16, 1, 1; 16, 4, 1; Sen. Ep. 51, 3; Stat. S. 3, 1, 148; Luc. 6, 90.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νησίς (Nēsís), from νησίς (nēsís, “islet”).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyNesisNesis (Nisida), a small island on the coast of Campania, between Puteoli and Neapolis, and directly opposite to the extremity of the ridge called Mons…GeographyNesisNesis (Νῆσις, Arrian Peripl. p. 18), a small river, 60 stadia from the Borgys, which discharges itself into the Euxine by the Prom. Herculis, Cape Con…