Pithecusa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πιθηκοῦσσα (Pithēkoûssa), from πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape, monkey”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pi.tʰeːˈkuː.sa/, [pɪt̪ʰeːˈkuːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pi.teˈku.sa/, [pit̪eˈkuːs̬ä]

Proper noun

Pithēcūsa f sg (genitive Pithēcūsae); first declension

1. Another name of the island Aenaria

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Pithēcūsa
genitive	Pithēcūsae
dative	Pithēcūsae
accusative	Pithēcūsam
ablative	Pithēcūsā
vocative	Pithēcūsa

Synonyms

• Aenaria
• Inarime

References

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