Ichnusa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰχνοῦσσα (Ikhnoûssa), probably related to ἴχνος (íkhnos, “footstep, footprint”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ikʰˈnuː.sa/, [ɪkʰˈnuːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ikˈnu.sa/, [ikˈnuːs̬ä]

Proper noun

Ichnūsa f sg (genitive Ichnūsae); first declension

1. Synonym of Sardinia

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ichnūsa
Genitive	Ichnūsae
Dative	Ichnūsae
Accusative	Ichnūsam
Ablative	Ichnūsā
Vocative	Ichnūsa

References

• “Ichnusa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Ichnusa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.