Issus
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See also: issus
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Issus, from Ancient Greek Ἰσσός (Issós).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Issus
- (historical) An ancient settlement in Cilicia, modern Hatay Province, Turkey, where in 333 BCE Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III
Descendants[edit]
- Translingual: Issus
Translations[edit]
ancient settlement in Cilicia
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰσσός (Issós).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈis.sus/, [ˈɪs̠ːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈis.sus/, [ˈisːus]
Proper noun[edit]
Issus f sg (genitive Issī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Issus |
Genitive | Issī |
Dative | Issō |
Accusative | Issum |
Ablative | Issō |
Vocative | Isse |
Locative | Issī |
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- en:Villages in Turkey
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