proper noun · femininesecond declension
Telmessus
Telmessus f sg (genitive Telmessī)
Classical[tɛɫˈmɛs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[telˈmɛs.sus]
Meaning
- femininesingularA prosperous city of Lycia situated on a bay
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Telmessus | — |
| genitive | Telmessī | — |
| dative | Telmessō | — |
| accusative | Telmessum | — |
| ablative | Telmessō | — |
| vocative | Telmesse | — |
| locative | Telmessī | — |
Telmessus, Telmissus, or Tel-mēsus, i, f., = Τελμησσος or Τελμισσός,
I. a town in Lycia, near to Caria, at the head of the Glaucus Sinus, now Makri; it was famed for the skill of its inhabitants in divination, Cic. Div. 1, 41, 91; Mel. 1, 15, 3; Plin. 30, 1, 2, § 6; Liv. 38, 39.—Hence,
A. Telmessĭcus (Telmissĭcus, -mē-sicus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Telmessus, Telmessian:
Telmissicus sinus, Liv. 37, 16 Telmessicum vinum, Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 74.—B. Telmissĭus, a, um, adj., of Telmissus, Telmissian. Ptolemaeus, Liv. 37, 56, 4.—As subst. Telmissĭi, ōrum, m., the innabitants of Telmissus, the Telmissians:
Castra Telmissium, Liv. 37, 56 Drak. N. cr. (s. l. v.).—C. Telmesses (-me-ses), ĭum, m., Cic. Div 1, 42, 94; or Tel-messenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Telmessus, the Telmessians, Tert. Anim. 46. —
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τελμησσός (Telmēssós).