Benacus

Latin

Etymology

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View of the lake

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /beːˈnaː.kus/, [beːˈnäːkʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /beˈna.kus/, [beˈnäːkus]

Proper noun

Bēnācus m sg (genitive Bēnācī); second declension

  1. The Lake Garda.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Bēnācus
Genitive Bēnācī
Dative Bēnācō
Accusative Bēnācum
Ablative Bēnācō
Vocative Bēnāce

Derived terms
  • Bēnācēnsēs

Descendants
  • Italian: Benaco

References
  • Benacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Benacus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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