Rusellae

Latin

Alternative forms

• Rusellāna, Rusellāna colōnia

Etymology

From Etruscan 𐌓𐌖𐌔𐌋𐌄 (rusle).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ruˈsel.lae̯/, [rʊˈs̠ɛlːʲäe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ruˈsel.le/, [ruˈs̬ɛlːe]

The city's ruins

Proper noun

Rusellae f pl (genitive Rusellārum); first declension

1. An important city in Etruria, situated near the course of the river Umbro

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Rusellae
genitive	Rusellārum
dative	Rusellīs
accusative	Rusellās
ablative	Rusellīs
vocative	Rusellae
locative	Rusellīs

Derived terms

• Rusellānī
• Rusellānus

References

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