Phoenissa
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φοίνῑσσᾰ (Phoínīssa).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰoe̯ˈniːs.sa/, [pʰoe̯ˈniːs̠ːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /feˈnis.sa/, [feˈnisːä]
Proper noun
Phoenīssa f sg (genitive Phoenīssae); first declension
- Phoenicia (an ancient region in coastal Western Asia, in modern Syria and Lebanon)
- a Phoenician or Carthaginian woman
- synonym of Dido
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Phoenīssa |
| Genitive | Phoenīssae |
| Dative | Phoenīssae |
| Accusative | Phoenīssam |
| Ablative | Phoenīssā |
| Vocative | Phoenīssa |
| Locative | Phoenīssae |
Derived terms
- phoenīssus (back-formed masculine)
References
- “Phoenissus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Phoenice1”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press - Phoenissa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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