Delus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῆλος (Dêlos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdeː.ɫʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛː.lus]

Proper noun

Dēlus f sg (genitive Dēlī); second declension

1. alternative form of Dēlos (“Delos”)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Dēlus
genitive	Dēlī
dative	Dēlō
accusative	Dēlum
ablative	Dēlō
vocative	Dēle
locative	Dēlī

Further reading

• “Dēlus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Dēlus in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung