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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πιθηκοῦσσα (Pithēkoûssa), from πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape, monkey”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pithēcūsa f sg (genitive Pithēcūsae); first declension
- Another name of the island Aenaria
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Synonyms
References
- Pithecusa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Aenaria”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly