Nursia
Latin
Alternative forms
- Nurtia
Etymology
Of non-Latin origin, possibly Etruscan 𐌍𐌖𐌓𐌆𐌉𐌖 (nurziu, “happiness”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnʊr.si.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnur.si.a]
Proper noun
Nursia f sg (genitive Nursiae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Nursia |
| genitive | Nursiae |
| dative | Nursiae |
| accusative | Nursiam |
| ablative | Nursiā |
| vocative | Nursia |
| locative | Nursiae |
Derived terms
- Nursīnī
- Nursīnus
References
- “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