proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Tartēssus
Tartēssus m sg (genitive Tartēssī)
Meaning
- An ancient city at the mouth of the Baetis
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tartēssus | — |
| genitive | Tartēssī | — |
| dative | Tartēssō | — |
| accusative | Tartēssum | — |
| ablative | Tartēssō | — |
| vocative | Tartēsse | — |
| locative | Tartēssī | — |
Tartessus (Tartēsus), or -os, i, f.,
I. a very ancient maritime town of Spain, now El Rocadillo, near S. Roque, Mel. 2, 6, 9; Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 7; Sil. 3, 399; 5, 399.—Hence,
A. Tartessĭus (Tartēsĭus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tartessus, Tartessian:
litora, Ov. M. 14, 416: stagna, Sil. 10, 538: muraena, Varr. ap. Gell. 7, 16, 5.— Poet. for Spanish: tellus, Sil. 13, 673; 15, 5. —Subst.: Tartessĭi, ōrum, plur., the inhabitants of Tartessus, Plin. 7, 48, 49, § 154.— B. Tartessĭăcus (Tartēsĭăcus), a, um, adj., Tartessian:
aequor, Sil. 6, 1: thyrsi, i. e. lettuce, Col. 10, 370.—Poet. for Spanish: harenae, Claud. in Ruf. 1, 101: Iberus, Sid. Carm. 5, 286.—C. Tartessis (Tartēsis), ĭdis, adj. f., Tartessian:
lactuca, Col. 10, 192.Origins
From Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός (Tartēssós).