Prusias

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προυσίας (Prousías).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpruː.si.aːs/, [ˈpruːs̠iäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpru.si.as/, [ˈpruːs̬iäs]

Proper noun

Prūsiās m sg (genitive Prūsiae); first declension

1. The name of various kings of Bithynia

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Prūsiās
genitive	Prūsiae
dative	Prūsiae
accusative	Prūsiān
ablative	Prūsiā
vocative	Prūsiā

References

• Prusias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Prusias”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray