Suceu

Latin

Etymology

From Chinese 蘇州／苏州 (Sūzhōu).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.keu̯/, [ˈs̠ʊkɛu̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.keu̯/, [ˈsuːkeu̯]

Proper noun

Suceu ? sg (genitive Suceuis); third declension

1. Suzhou (a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China)
   • 1639, Nicolas Trigault, Regni Chinensis Descriptio‎^[1], page 326:

     Suceu Emporium. Nobilissimum hoc emporium unum est ex iis, de quibus est Sinense diverbium; Quod in coelo Beatorum sedes, hoc in terra Suceu & Hanceu nominatur.

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Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Suceu
Genitive	Suceuis
Dative	Suceuī
Accusative	Suceuem
Ablative	Suceue
Vocative	Suceu
Locative	Suceuī Suceue

Synonyms

• urbs Suceuvensis

Derived terms

• Suceuvensis

References

• "Suzhou", Catholic Hierarchy.