Pithecusa

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πιθηκοῦσσα (Pithēkoûssa), from πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape, monkey”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pi.tʰeːˈkuː.sa/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pi.teˈku.sa/,

Proper noun

Pithēcūsa f sg (genitive Pithēcūsae); first declension

Another name of the island Aenaria

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Pithēcūsa
genitive	Pithēcūsae
dative	Pithēcūsae
accusative	Pithēcūsam
ablative	Pithēcūsā
vocative	Pithēcūsa

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

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