Dascusa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δασκούσα (Daskoúsa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /dasˈkuː.sa/, [d̪äs̠ˈkuːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dasˈku.sa/, [d̪äsˈkuːs̬ä]

Proper noun

Dascūsa f sg (genitive Dascūsae); first declension

1. A fortress of lesser Armenia on the Euphrates

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Dascūsa
Genitive	Dascūsae
Dative	Dascūsae
Accusative	Dascūsam
Ablative	Dascūsā
Vocative	Dascūsa
Locative	Dascūsae

References

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