Susa
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Sūsa, from Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (Çūšā). Doublet of Sus and Shush.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSusa
- (historical) Former name of Shush, a city in Iran which served as an ancient capital of Elam, the Persian Empire, the Seleucid Empire and the Parthian Empire.
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editItalian
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editProper noun
editSusa f
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa).
Proper noun
editSūsa n pl (genitive Sūsōrum); second declension
- (historical) Susa (a former city in Iran)
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Sūsa |
Genitive | Sūsōrum |
Dative | Sūsīs |
Accusative | Sūsa |
Ablative | Sūsīs |
Vocative | Sūsa |
Locative | Sūsīs |
References
edit- “Susa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Susa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (Çūšā).
Proper noun
editSusa
- (historical) Susa (a former city in Iran)
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