Halmydessus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Salmydēssus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁλμυδησσός (Halmudēssós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /hal.myˈdeːs.sus/, [häɫ̪mʏˈd̪eːs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /al.miˈdes.sus/, [älmiˈd̪ɛsːus]

Proper noun

Halmydēssus f sg (genitive Halmydēssī); second declension

1. a town of Thrace situated on the Black Sea

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Halmydēssus
Genitive	Halmydēssī
Dative	Halmydēssō
Accusative	Halmydēssum
Ablative	Halmydēssō
Vocative	Halmydēsse
Locative	Halmydēssī

References

• Halmydessus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Salmydessus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly