Susa
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English
Etymology
From Latin Sūsa, from Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (Çūšā). Doublet of Sus and Shush.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Susa
- (historical) Former name of Shush, a city in Iran which served as an ancient capital of Elam, the Persian Empire, the Seleucid Empire and the Parthian Empire.
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Translations
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Italian
Etymology
Proper noun
Susa f
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa).
Proper noun
Sūsa n pl (genitive Sūsōrum); second declension
- (historical) Susa (a former city in Iran)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sūsa |
| genitive | Sūsōrum |
| dative | Sūsīs |
| accusative | Sūsa |
| ablative | Sūsīs |
| vocative | Sūsa |
| locative | Sūsīs |
References
- “Susa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Susa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (Çūšā).
Proper noun
Susa
- (historical) Susa (a former city in Iran)