Alaesa
Latin
Alternative forms
- Halēsa, Halaesa, Alēsa
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄλαισα (Álaisa), variant of Ἅλαισα (Hálaisa).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈlae̯.sa/, [äˈɫ̪äe̯s̠ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈle.sa/, [äˈlɛːs̬ä]
Proper noun
Alaesa f sg (genitive Alaesae); first declension
- a city on the northern coast of Sicily of Siculian origin, situated between Calacte and Cephaloedium
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Alaesa |
| Genitive | Alaesae |
| Dative | Alaesae |
| Accusative | Alaesam |
| Ablative | Alaesā |
| Vocative | Alaesa |
| Locative | Alaesae |
Derived terms
- Halēsīnus, Halaesīnus, Alēsīnus
References
- “Hălēsa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Alaesa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Halaesa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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