Nessus

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Nessus. === Proper noun === Nessus (Greek mythology) A centaur killed by Heracles, whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles. ==== Derived terms ==== Nessus sphinx Nessus shirt ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Nessus (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νέσσος (Néssos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɛs.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɛs.sus] === Proper noun === Nessus m sg (genitive Nessī); second declension (Greek mythology) Nessus (centaur killed by Heracles, whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles) ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Nessus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray “Nessus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.