proper noun · femininesecond declension
Peloponnēsus
Peloponnēsus f sg (genitive Peloponnēsī)
Classical[pɛ.ɫɔ.pɔnˈneː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.lo.ponˈnɛː.s̬us]
Meaning
- The Peloponnese.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Peloponnēsus | — |
| genitive | Peloponnēsī | — |
| dative | Peloponnēsō | — |
| accusative | Peloponnēsum | — |
| ablative | Peloponnēsō | — |
| vocative | Peloponnēse | — |
Pĕlŏponnēsus, i, f., = Πελοπόννησος (the island of Pelops),
I. the Peloponnesus, the southern part of Greece, so named from Pelops, who settled there, the modern Morea, Mel. 2, 3, 3; 4; 7; 8; 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9; Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Tusc. 3, 22, 53; id. Fam. 7, 28, 1.—Prov.: nos juveni, ut rogas, suppeditabimus et Peloponnesum ipsam sustinebimus, i. e. will exert ourselves to the utmost, will try to make impossibilities possible (cf. the Greek proverb. Ἀρκαδίαν μʼ αἰτεῖς, μέγα μʼ αἰτεῖς), Cic. Att. 10, 12, 7; cf. id. ib. 10, 5, 2.—Hence,
A. Pĕlŏponnensis, e, adj., Peloponnesian. —Subst.: Pĕlŏponnensēs, ĭum, m., the Peloponnesians (post-class.), Just. 13, 5, 16 (Jeep. Peloponnensii); Curt. 4, 3, 16; 4, 13, 29.—
B. Pĕlŏponnēsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:
litus, Mel. 2, 7, 16: ora, id. 2, 3, 8: gentes, id. 2, 3, 5: bellum, Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44; id. Off. 1, 24, 84.—In plur.: Pĕ-lŏponnēsĭăci, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Mel. 2, 3, 9.—C. Pĕlŏponnēsĭus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:
civitates, Cic. Att. 6, 2, 3: bellum, Nep. Alcib. 3, 1; Thras. 1, 3: circa Peloponnesia tempora, about the time of the Peloponnesian war, Quint. 12, 10, 4.—Hence, Pĕlŏponnēsii, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 2; Vell. 1, 2, 5.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *pelH-der. Ancient Greek πέλλος (péllos) Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps) Ancient Greek Πέλοπος (Pélopos) Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos) univ. Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)bor. Latin Peloponnesus Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), univerbation of Πέλοπος (Pélopos) + νῆσος (nêsos), literally “Isle of Pelops”.