Chersonesus Taurica
English
Proper noun
- Synonym of Taurica.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek: Chersonēsus + Taurica.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰɛr.sɔˈneː.sʊs ˈtau̯.rɪ.ka]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ker.soˈnɛː.s̬us ˈtaːu̯.ri.ka]
Proper noun
Chersonēsus Taurica m sg (genitive Chersonēsī Tauricae); variously declined, second declension, first declension
- Crimea (a geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine :)
Declension
Second-declension noun with a first-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Chersonēsus Taurica |
| genitive | Chersonēsī Tauricae |
| dative | Chersonēsō Tauricae |
| accusative | Chersonēsum Tauricam |
| ablative | Chersonēsō Tauricā |
| vocative | Chersonēse Taurica |