Amisus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed fromAncient GreekἈμισός(Amisós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/aˈmiː.sus/,[äˈmiːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/aˈmi.sus/,[äˈmiːs̬us]

Proper noun

Amīsusfsg(genitiveAmīsī);second declension

1. A city ofPontussituated not far fromSinope,nowSamsun

Declension

Second-declensionnoun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Amīsus
Genitive	Amīsī
Dative	Amīsō
Accusative	Amīsum
Ablative	Amīsō
Vocative	Amīse
Locative	Amīsī

Derived terms

• Amīsēnus

References

• AmisusinGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français,Hachette.
• “Amisus”,inWilliam Smith, editor (1854, 1857),A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography,volume1 & 2,London: Walton and Maberly