Orthosia

See also: orthosia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρθωσία (Orthōsía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /orˈtʰoː.si.a/, [ɔrˈt̪ʰoːs̠iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /orˈto.si.a/, [orˈt̪ɔːs̬iä]

Proper noun

Orthōsia f sg (genitive Orthōsiae); first declension

1. A town in Phoenicia near the river Eleutherus and contiguous to the town of Zimyra
2. A town of Caria on the left bank of the Maeander

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Orthōsia
Genitive	Orthōsiae
Dative	Orthōsiae
Accusative	Orthōsiam
Ablative	Orthōsiā
Vocative	Orthōsia
Locative	Orthōsiae

Descendants

• Translingual: Orthosia

References

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