Nursia
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Of non-Latin origin, possibly Etruscan 𐌍𐌖𐌓𐌆𐌉𐌖 (nurziu, “happiness”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnur.si.a/, [ˈnʊrs̠iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnur.si.a/, [ˈnursiä]
Proper noun edit
Nursia f sg (genitive Nursiae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nursia |
| Genitive | Nursiae |
| Dative | Nursiae |
| Accusative | Nursiam |
| Ablative | Nursiā |
| Vocative | Nursia |
| Locative | Nursiae |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Nursia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nursia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Mémoires de la Société impériale des antiquaires de France, Volumes 26-27, p. 152