Balsa

See also: balsa and balsą

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbal.sa/, [ˈbäɫ̪s̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbal.sa/, [ˈbälsä]

Proper noun

Balsa f sg (genitive Balsae); first declension

1. An ancient town in Lusitania situated near the mouth of the Anas

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Balsa
Genitive	Balsae
Dative	Balsae
Accusative	Balsam
Ablative	Balsā
Vocative	Balsa
Locative	Balsae

Derived terms

• Balsenses

References

• Balsa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Balsa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly