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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κόσσουρα (Kóssoura).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cossūra f sg (genitive Cossūrae); first declension
- A small island in the Mediterranean Sea, now Pantelleria
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- “Cossura”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Cosura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.