Nessus

Borrowed from Latin Nessus.

Nessus

1. (Greek mythology) A centaur killed by Heracles, whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles.

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νέσσος (Néssos).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnes.sus/, [ˈnɛs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnes.sus/, [ˈnɛsːus]

Nessus m sg (genitive Nessī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Nessus (centaur killed by Heracles, whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles)

Second-declension noun, singular only.

• “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.