Isca
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk (“Usk, Exe”), conjectured to mean "full of fish".
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈis.ka/, [ˈɪs̠kä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈis.ka/, [ˈiskä]
Proper noun edit
Isca f sg (genitive Iscae); first declension
- River Usk
- (historical) Short for Isca Augusta, Caerleon on the Usk
- River Exe
- (historical) Short for Isca Dumnoniorum, Exeter on the Exe
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Isca |
| Genitive | Iscae |
| Dative | Iscae |
| Accusative | Iscam |
| Ablative | Iscā |
| Vocative | Isca |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Isca”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly