Προῦσα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Named after Prusias (Προυσίας (Prousías)), an ancient king of Bithynia

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /prûː.sa/ → /ˈpru.sa/ → /ˈpru.sa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /prûː.sa/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpru.sa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpru.sa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpru.sa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpru.sa/

Proper noun

Προῦσᾰ • (Proûsa) f (genitive Προύσης); first declension

1. Prusa; Bursa, Turkey
   • 64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 12.4.3:

     Προῦσα δὲ ἐπὶ τῷ Ὀλύμπῳ ἵδρυται τῷ Μυσίῳ

     Proûsa dè epì tôi Olúmpōi hídrutai tôi Musíōi

     Prusa is situated on the Mysian Olympus

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Προῦσᾰ; τῆς Προύσης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Προῦσᾰ hē Proûsa
Genitive	τῆς Προύσης tês Proúsēs
Dative	τῇ Προύσῃ têi Proúsēi
Accusative	τὴν Προῦσᾰν tḕn Proûsan
Vocative	Προῦσᾰ Proûsa
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Προύσα (Proúsa); Προύσσα (Proússa)
• Latin: Prūsa

• English: Prusa

• Ottoman Turkish: بروسه (Brusa), بورسه (Bursa)

• Turkish: Bursa

• English: Bursa