Alaesa

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Halēsa, Halaesa, Alēsa

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄλαισα (Álaisa).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈlae̯.sa/, [aˈɫae̯.sa]

Proper noun

Alaesa f (genitive Alaesae); first declension

  1. a city on the northern coast of Sicily of Siculian origin, situated between Calacte and Cephaloedium

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
nominative Alaesa
genitive Alaesae
dative Alaesae
accusative Alaesam
ablative Alaesā
vocative Alaesa

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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