Marathusa

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ma.raˈtʰuː.sa/, [märäˈt̪ʰuːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ma.raˈtu.sa/, [märäˈt̪uːs̬ä]

Proper noun

Marathūsa f sg (genitive Marathūsae); first declension

1. A town in Crete, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Marathūsa
Genitive	Marathūsae
Dative	Marathūsae
Accusative	Marathūsam
Ablative	Marathūsā
Vocative	Marathūsa
Locative	Marathūsae

References

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