Ustica
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Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ustica f
- An island in the Tyrrhenian Sea
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Latin
Etymology
Probably from ustus (“burnt”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /usˈtiː.ka/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /usˈti.ka/,
Proper noun
Ustīca f sg (genitive Ustīcae); first declension
- Ustica
- A small hill in the Sabine country, near Horace's villa, now Val d'Ustica
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ustīca |
| Genitive | Ustīcae |
| Dative | Ustīcae |
| Accusative | Ustīcam |
| Ablative | Ustīcā |
| Vocative | Ustīca |
Synonyms
- (Ustica): Osteodes
References
- “Ustica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Ustica”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Ustica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.