cimussa

Latin

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɪˈmʊs.sa]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiˈmus.sa]

Noun

cimussa f (genitive cimussae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

	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.