Elaphonnesus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλαφόννησος (Elaphónnēsos), literally meaning "deer island". === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.ɫa.pʰɔnˈneː.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.la.fonˈnɛː.s̬us] === Proper noun === Elaphonnēsus f sg (genitive Elaphonnēsī); second declension An island in the Sea of Marmara situated opposite of Cyzicus ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Elaphonnesus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Elaphonnesus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly