noun

Hălĭcarnassus

gen. Hălĭcarnassi · gender feminine · decl. 2nd

() or , , , = Ἁλικαρνασσός

a city of great antiquity in Caria; the birthplace of the historians Herodotus and Dionysius; also celebrated for the mausolēum erected there

a city of great antiquity in Caria, the birthplace of the historians Herodotus and Dionysius, also celebrated for the mausolēum erected there, now Bodrun or Boudroum, Mel. 1, 16, 2 and 3; Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 107; Cic. Tusc. 3, 31, 75; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8, § 25; Liv. 37, 10, 11. —

Derivv.

of Halicarnassus •

Hălĭcarnasseus, ĕi and ĕos, m. adj., = Ἁλικαρνασσεύς, of Halicarnassus: Scylax, Cic. Div. 2, 42, 88: Dionysius, Quint. 3, 1, 16: Cleon, Nep. Lys. 5.—

the inhabitants of Halicarnassus; Halicarnassians

Hălĭcarnassĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Halicarnassus, Halicarnassians, Tac. A. 4, 55.—

Hălĭcarnas-senses, ĭum, m., the same, Liv. 33, 20, 12.

Perseus ID: n20162 Key: Halicarnassus