Pityusae

Latin

Alternative forms

Pityussae

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πιτυοῦσσαι (Pituoûssai).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pi.tyˈuː.sae̯/, [pɪt̪yˈuːs̠äe̯]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pi.t͡siˈu.se/, [pit̪͡s̪iˈuːs̬e]

Proper noun

Pityūsae f pl (genitive Pityūsārum); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case	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.

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