Nissa
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Sicilian Nissa, itself from Arabic قَلْعَة النِسَاء (qalʕa an-nisāʔ, “Fortress of the Women”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnis.sa/, [ˈnɪs̠ːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnis.sa/, [ˈnisːä]
Proper noun edit
Nissa f sg (genitive Nissae); first declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) Caltanissetta (a town in Sicily, Italy)
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nissa |
| Genitive | Nissae |
| Dative | Nissae |
| Accusative | Nissam |
| Ablative | Nissā |
| Vocative | Nissa |
| Locative | Nissae |