Nursia

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Of non-Latin origin, possibly Etruscan 𐌍𐌖𐌓𐌆𐌉𐌖 (nurziu, happiness).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Nursia f sg (genitive Nursiae); first declension

  1. A Sabine city, the modern Norcia

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Nursia
Genitive Nursiae
Dative Nursiae
Accusative Nursiam
Ablative Nursiā
Vocative Nursia
Locative Nursiae

Derived terms

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References

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  • Nursia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Nursia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Mémoires de la Société impériale des antiquaires de France, Volumes 26-27, p. 152