Bessi

See also: bessi, Bessí, and béssi

English

Noun

Bessi pl (plural only)

(historical) An ancient independent Thracian tribe who lived in a territory ranging from Moesia to Mount Rhodope in Northern Thrace.

Faroese

Proper noun

Bessi m

a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

son of Bessi: Bessason
daughter of Bessi: Bessadóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Bessi
accusative	Bessa
dative	Bessa
genitive	Bessa

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbeːs.siː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbɛs.si]

Proper noun

Bēssī m pl (genitive Bēssōrum); second declension

A tribe of Thrace inhabiting the southern slope of Mount Haemus

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Bēssī
genitive	Bēssōrum
dative	Bēssīs
accusative	Bēssōs
ablative	Bēssīs
vocative	Bēssī

See also

Βησσοί (Bēssoí).

References

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