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proper noun · femininethird declension

Pessinūs

Pessinūs f sg (genitive Pessinuntis)
Classical[ˈpɛs.sɪ.nuːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛs.si.nus]

Meaning

  1. A town in the west of Galatia situated near the left bank of the Sangarius

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePessinūs—
genitivePessinuntis—
dativePessinuntī—
accusativePessinuntem—
ablativePessinunte—
vocativePessinūs—
locativePessinuntī
Pessinunte		—

Pessĭnūs and Pesĭnūs, untis, f. (
I. acc. masc. Pessinuntem, Cic. Har. Resp. 13, 28), = Πεσσινοῦς and Πεσινοῦς, a very ancient town in Galatia, on the borders of Phrygia Major, celebrated for its worship of Cybele; the modern Bala Hissar, Cic. Fam. 2, 12, 2: si mater Idaea a Pessinunte Romam advecta foret, Liv. 29, 10 (in Plin. 5, 32, 42, § 146, the true read. is Pisinuus). —Hence,
A. Pessĭnuntĭcus, a, um, adj., Pessinuntic; as subst.: Pessĭnun-tĭca, ae, f., Cybele, App. M. 11, p. 259, 7.—
B. Pessĭnuntĭus, a, um, adj., Pessinuntian: sacerdos magnae Matris, Cic. Sest. 26, 56: aselli, Gell. 7, 16, 5.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Πεσσινοῦς (Pessinoûs).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPessinusPessinus, PESINUS (Πεσσινοῦς, Πεσινοῦς: Eth. Πεσσινούντιος), the principal town of the Tolistoboii, in the west of Galatia, situated on the southern s…

Quick answers

What does Pessinūs mean in Latin?
Pessinūs, a proper noun, means “A town in the west of Galatia situated near the left bank of the Sangarius”.
What is the genitive of Pessinūs?
The genitive singular is Pessinuntis. Pessinūs is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Pessinūs?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛs.sɪ.nuːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛs.si.nus].