Pithecusa

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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

  1. Another name of the island Aenaria

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case 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