Ragusia
Appearance
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a previous Ragusium, from Ancient Greek Ραγούσιον (Ragoúsion) or Ῥαούσιν (Rhaoúsin). Of uncertain origin, but several ones have been proposed. From:
- from Proto-Albanian *rāguša (modern rrush).[1] Historically called Rush in Albanian.
- Ancient Greek ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”);
- Ancient Greek ῥώξ (rhṓx, “breach, narrow passage”);
- Ancient Greek ῥωγάς (rhōgás, “ragged (of rocks)”),
- Ancient Greek ῥαγή (rhagḗ, “fissure”) (cfr. English Rey;
- a Dalmatae/Romance substrate *Lausa, connected to λᾶας (lâas) ("rock, stone").
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /raˈɡu.si.a/, [räˈɡʊs̠iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /raˈɡu.si.a/, [räˈɡuːs̬iä]
Proper noun
[edit]Ragusia f sg (genitive Ragusiae); first declension
- Ragusa (a town in Sicily, Italy); the ancient city of Hybla Heraea (Ὕβλα Ἡραία)
- Dubrovnik (city in Croatia)
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Ragusia |
genitive | Ragusiae |
dative | Ragusiae |
accusative | Ragusiam |
ablative | Ragusiā |
vocative | Ragusia |
locative | Ragusiae |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998). Albanian etymological dictionary. Leiden: Brill
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- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Latin feminine nouns
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