Cherronesus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Chersonēsus, Cherronēsos === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χερρόνησος (Kherrhónēsos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰɛr.rɔˈneː.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ker.roˈnɛː.s̬us] === Proper noun === Cherronēsus f sg (genitive Cherronēsī); second declension Various peninsulas in the Hellenistic world, especially: The Gallipoli Peninsula, the northwestern side of the Hellespont 1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII: ellipsis of Chersonēsus Taurica: the Crimea ==== Usage notes ==== Cherronēsus or Chersonēsus, by itself, just like Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos), simply means a paeninsula, meaning that, unless the context is clear, one should add an adjective to specify which paeninsula: Chersonēsus Aurea (“Malay Paeninsula (dubious)”) Chersonēsus Cimbrica (“Jutland”) Chersonēsus Cnidia (“Datça Paeninsula”) Chersonēsus Rhodia (“Bozburun Paeninsula”) Chersonēsus Sarda (“Capo Teulada”) Chersonēsus Taurica (“Crimea”) Chersonēsus Thracica (“Gallipoli Paeninsula”) ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only. === References === “Cherronesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Cherronesus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.