LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Temesa

Temesa f sg (genitive Temesae)
Classical[ˈtɛ.mɛ.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.me.s̬a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara city on the west coast of Bruttium situated near the gulf of Hipponium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTemesa—
genitiveTemesae—
dativeTemesae—
accusativeTemesam—
ablativeTemesā—
vocativeTemesa—
locativeTemesae—

Tĕmĕsa, ae; Tĕmĕsē, ēs; and Tempsa (Temsa), ae, f., = Τεμέση or Τέμψα,
I. a town in the territory of the Bruttians, where there were copper mines, now Torre del Piano del Casale: Temesa, Mel. 2, 4, 9. Temese, Ov M. 15, 52; 15, 707; Stat. S. 1, 1, 42: Tempsa (Temsa), Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 72; Liv. 34, 45, 4. — Hence,
A. Tĕmĕsae-us, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Temesa, Temesan: aera, Ov. M. 7, 207; id. F 5, 441; Stat. S. 1, 5, 47.—
B. Tempsānus, a, um, adj., of Temesa: ager, Liv. 34, 45: incommodum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Τεμέση (Temésē).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTemesaTemesa or TEMPSA (Τεμέοη and *te/mya, Strab.; Τεμέση, Steph. B. sub voce Τέμψα, Ptol.: Eth. Τεμεσαῖος, Eth. Tempsanus), an ancient city on the W. coas…

Quick answers

What does Temesa mean in Latin?
Temesa, a proper noun, means “a city on the west coast of Bruttium situated near the gulf of Hipponium”.
What is the genitive of Temesa?
The genitive singular is Temesae. Temesa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Temesa?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɛ.mɛ.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛː.me.s̬a].