Carusa

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καροῦσα (Karoûsa), Κάρουσσα (Károussa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kaˈruː.sa/, [käˈruːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈru.sa/, [käˈruːs̬ä]

Proper noun

Carūsa f sg (genitive Carūsae); first declension

1. A coastal town in Paphlagonia situated south of Sinope

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Carūsa
genitive	Carūsae
dative	Carūsae
accusative	Carūsam
ablative	Carūsā
vocative	Carūsa
locative	Carūsae

References

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