Cusae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κοῦσαι (Koûsai)/Χοῦσαι (Khoûsai), from Egyptian qjs.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkuː.sae̯/, [ˈkuːs̠äe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈku.se/, [ˈkuːs̬e]

Proper noun

Cūsae f pl (genitive Cūsārum); first declension

1. a town of the Thebaid in Egypt

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Cūsae
Genitive	Cūsārum
Dative	Cūsīs
Accusative	Cūsās
Ablative	Cūsīs
Vocative	Cūsae
Locative	Cūsīs

References

• “Cusae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly