Edusa

See also: ēdušā

Latin

Etymology

From edō (“I eat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eˈduː.sa/, [ɛˈd̪uːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈdu.sa/, [eˈd̪uːs̬ä]

Proper noun

Edūsa f sg (genitive Edūsae); first declension

1. (Roman mythology) The goddess that presides over children's food

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Edūsa
Genitive	Edūsae
Dative	Edūsae
Accusative	Edūsam
Ablative	Edūsā
Vocative	Edūsa

References

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