Amphissa

English

Proper noun

Amphissa

  1. Alternative spelling of Amfissa

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Amphisa

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄμφισσα (Ámphissa).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /amˈpʰis.sa/, [amˈpʰɪs.sa]

Proper noun

Amphissa f (genitive Amphissae); first declension

  1. the chief town of Locris
  2. (geography) a promontory of Bruttium

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Amphissa
Genitive Amphissae
Dative Amphissae
Accusative Amphissam
Ablative Amphissā
Vocative Amphissa

Derived terms

  • Amphissius

References

  • Amphissa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Amphissa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Amphissa in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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