Telmessus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τελμησσός (Telmēssós). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛɫˈmɛs.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [telˈmɛs.sus] === Proper noun === Telmessus f sg (genitive Telmessī); second declension A prosperous city of Lycia situated on a bay ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Telmessenses Telmessius Telmessis === References === “Telmessus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Telmessus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly