cimussa

Latin

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kiˈmus.sa/, [kɪˈmʊs̠ːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈmus.sa/, [t͡ʃiˈmusːä]

Noun

cimussa f (genitive cimussae); first declension

1. (rare) A cord, perhaps specifically for a cloak; a rope

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cimussa	cimussae
Genitive	cimussae	cimussārum
Dative	cimussae	cimussīs
Accusative	cimussam	cimussās
Ablative	cimussā	cimussīs
Vocative	cimussa	cimussae

Derived terms

• cimussātiō
• cimussātor
• cimussō

Descendants

• Italian: cimosa
• Sassarese: cimùsgia

References

• cimussa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• cimussa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.