Pityusae

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Pityussae

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πιτυοῦσσαι (Pituoûssai).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pityūsae f pl (genitive Pityūsārum); first declension

  1. two islands on the southern coast of Spain, called Ebusus and Ophiusa

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Pityūsae
genitive Pityūsārum
dative Pityūsīs
accusative Pityūsās
ablative Pityūsīs
vocative Pityūsae

References

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