Mespila

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέσπιλα (Méspila). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɛs.pɪ.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛs.pi.la] === Proper noun === Mespila f sg (genitive Mespilae); first declension An ancient city of Assyria, now probably Mosul ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. === References === “Mespila”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly