obrussa
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὄβρυζα (óbruza, “assaying of gold”), ultimately from Hurrian 𒂁𒄷𒌋𒌒𒊒𒍑𒄭 (DUG.ḫu-u-ub-ru-uš-ḫi /ḫubrušḫi/, “crucible, smelter, melting-pot”), likely via the route of Hittite 𒄷𒌒𒊒𒍑𒄭 (ḫu-up-ru-uš-ḫi /ḫuprušḫi-/); for further connections see Arabic إِبْرِيز (ʔibrīz, “pure gold”).
Noun
[edit]obrussa f (genitive obrussae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | obrussa | obrussae |
| genitive | obrussae | obrussārum |
| dative | obrussae | obrussīs |
| accusative | obrussam | obrussās |
| ablative | obrussā | obrussīs |
| vocative | obrussa | obrussae |
References
[edit]- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1043–1044
- “obrussa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- obrussa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Weeks, David Michael (2006) Hittite Vocabulary: An Anatolian Appendix to Buck’s Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages. A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Indo-European Studies[1], Los Angeles, page 78