Iassus

== Translingual == === Proper noun === Iassus m A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadellidae – certain leafhoppers. == Latin == === Alternative forms === Iasus === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἴασσος (Íassos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈjas.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjas.sus] === Proper noun === Iassus f sg (genitive Iassī); second declension a town in Caria situated on a small island ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Iassenses Iassiī === References === “Iassus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Iassus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Iassus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly