Qusqu

Quechua

"The great city and head and royal court of the twelve Incas, Santiago del Cuzco". Drawing by chronicler Guaman Poma.

Alternative forms

• Qosqo

Etymology

Probably shortened from the phrase qusqu wanka (literally “rock of the falcon”). Borrowed from Aymara qusqu (“Falconidae sp.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈqʊs.qʊ/
  • (Ayacucho) IPA^(key): [ˈχʊs.χʊ]
  • (Cuzco-Collao) IPA^(key): [ˈqos.qɔ]

Proper noun

Qusqu

1. Cuzco

Declension

Declension of Qusqu

	singular	plural
nominative	Qusqu	Qusqukuna
accusative	Qusquta	Qusqukunata
dative	Qusquman	Qusqukunaman
genitive	Qusqup	Qusqukunap
locative	Qusqupi	Qusqukunapi
terminative	Qusqukama	Qusqukunakama
ablative	Qusqumanta	Qusqukunamanta
instrumental	Qusquwan	Qusqukunawan
comitative	Qusquntin	Qusqukunantin
abessive	Qusqunnaq	Qusqukunannaq
comparative	Qusquhina	Qusqukunahina
causative	Qusqurayku	Qusqukunarayku
benefactive	Qusqupaq	Qusqukunapaq
associative	Qusqupura	Qusqukunapura
distributive	Qusqunka	Qusqukunanka
exclusive	Qusqulla	Qusqukunalla

Possessive forms of Qusqu

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative Qusquy Qusquykuna accusative Qusquyta Qusquykunata dative Qusquyman Qusquykunaman genitive Qusquypa Qusquykunap locative Qusquypi Qusquykunapi terminative Qusquykama Qusquykunakama ablative Qusquymanta Qusquykunamanta instrumental Qusquywan Qusquykunawan comitative Qusquynintin Qusquykunantin abessive Qusquyninnaq Qusquykunannaq comparative Qusquyhina Qusquykunahina causative Qusquyrayku Qusquykunarayku benefactive Qusquypaq Qusquykunapaq associative Qusquypura Qusquykunapura distributive Qusquyninka Qusquykunanka exclusive Qusquylla Qusquykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative Qusquyki Qusquykikuna accusative Qusquykita Qusquykikunata dative Qusquykiman Qusquykikunaman genitive Qusquykipa Qusquykikunap locative Qusquykipi Qusquykikunapi terminative Qusquykikama Qusquykikunakama ablative Qusquykimanta Qusquykikunamanta instrumental Qusquykiwan Qusquykikunawan comitative Qusquykintin Qusquykikunantin abessive Qusquykinnaq Qusquykikunannaq comparative Qusquykihina Qusquykikunahina causative Qusquykirayku Qusquykikunarayku benefactive Qusquykipaq Qusquykikunapaq associative Qusquykipura Qusquykikunapura distributive Qusquykinka Qusquykikunanka exclusive Qusquykilla Qusquykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative Qusqun Qusqunkuna accusative Qusqunta Qusqunkunata dative Qusqunman Qusqunkunaman genitive Qusqunpa Qusqunkunap locative Qusqunpi Qusqunkunapi terminative Qusqunkama Qusqunkunakama ablative Qusqunmanta Qusqunkunamanta instrumental Qusqunwan Qusqunkunawan comitative Qusqunintin Qusqunkunantin abessive Qusqunninnaq Qusqunkunannaq comparative Qusqunhina Qusqunkunahina causative Qusqunrayku Qusqunkunarayku benefactive Qusqunpaq Qusqunkunapaq associative Qusqunpura Qusqunkunapura distributive Qusquninka Qusqunkunanka exclusive Qusqunlla Qusqunkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative Qusqunchik Qusqunchikkuna accusative Qusqunchikta Qusqunchikkunata dative Qusqunchikman Qusqunchikkunaman genitive Qusqunchikpa Qusqunchikkunap locative Qusqunchikpi Qusqunchikkunapi terminative Qusqunchikkama Qusqunchikkunakama ablative Qusqunchikmanta Qusqunchikkunamanta instrumental Qusqunchikwan Qusqunchikkunawan comitative Qusqunchiknintin Qusqunchikkunantin abessive Qusqunchikninnaq Qusqunchikkunannaq comparative Qusqunchikhina Qusqunchikkunahina causative Qusqunchikrayku Qusqunchikkunarayku benefactive Qusqunchikpaq Qusqunchikkunapaq associative Qusqunchikpura Qusqunchikkunapura distributive Qusqunchikninka Qusqunchikkunanka exclusive Qusqunchiklla Qusqunchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative Qusquyku Qusquykukuna accusative Qusquykuta Qusquykukunata dative Qusquykuman Qusquykukunaman genitive Qusquykupa Qusquykukunap locative Qusquykupi Qusquykukunapi terminative Qusquykukama Qusquykukunakama ablative Qusquykumanta Qusquykukunamanta instrumental Qusquykuwan Qusquykukunawan comitative Qusquykuntin Qusquykukunantin abessive Qusquykunnaq Qusquykukunannaq comparative Qusquykuhina Qusquykukunahina causative Qusquykurayku Qusquykukunarayku benefactive Qusquykupaq Qusquykukunapaq associative Qusquykupura Qusquykukunapura distributive Qusquykunka Qusquykukunanka exclusive Qusquykulla Qusquykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative Qusquykichik Qusquykichikkuna accusative Qusquykichikta Qusquykichikkunata dative Qusquykichikman Qusquykichikkunaman genitive Qusquykichikpa Qusquykichikkunap locative Qusquykichikpi Qusquykichikkunapi terminative Qusquykichikkama Qusquykichikkunakama ablative Qusquykichikmanta Qusquykichikkunamanta instrumental Qusquykichikwan Qusquykichikkunawan comitative Qusquykichiknintin Qusquykichikkunantin abessive Qusquykichikninnaq Qusquykichikkunannaq comparative Qusquykichikhina Qusquykichikkunahina causative Qusquykichikrayku Qusquykichikkunarayku benefactive Qusquykichikpaq Qusquykichikkunapaq associative Qusquykichikpura Qusquykichikkunapura distributive Qusquykichikninka Qusquykichikkunanka exclusive Qusquykichiklla Qusquykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative Qusqunku Qusqunkukuna accusative Qusqunkuta Qusqunkukunata dative Qusqunkuman Qusqunkukunaman genitive Qusqunkupa Qusqunkukunap locative Qusqunkupi Qusqunkukunapi terminative Qusqunkukama Qusqunkukunakama ablative Qusqunkumanta Qusqunkukunamanta instrumental Qusqunkuwan Qusqunkukunawan comitative Qusqunkuntin Qusqunkukunantin abessive Qusqunkunnaq Qusqunkukunannaq comparative Qusqunkuhina Qusqunkukunahina causative Qusqunkurayku Qusqunkukunarayku benefactive Qusqunkupaq Qusqunkukunapaq associative Qusqunkupura Qusqunkukunapura distributive Qusqunkunka Qusqunkukunanka exclusive Qusqunkulla Qusqunkukunalla

Descendants

• → Spanish: Cuzco, Cusco

References

• Cerrón-Palomino, Rodolfo (2008) “Cuzco: la piedra donde se posó la lechuza. Historia de un nombre”, in Voces del Ande: ensayos sobre onomástica andina (Estudios Andinos; 3), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), →DOI, →ISBN, pages 259-290
• Cerrón-Palomino, Rodolfo (2021) “Los nombres primigenios del Cuzco”, in Revista Histórica‎^[1], volume 49, number 2016, Instituto Histórico del Perú, pages 113-132