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Latin
Etymology
From Etruscan 𐌐𐌖𐌓𐌔𐌄𐌍𐌀𐌔 (pursenas).
Pronunciation
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpor.se.na/,
Proper noun
Porsena m sg (genitive Porsenae); first declension
- A king of Etruria who made war on Rome
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Porsena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Porsena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.