gerusia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γερουσία (gerousía).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡeˈruː.si.a/, [ɡɛˈruː.si.a]

Noun

gerūsia f (genitive gerūsiae); first declension

  1. A senate house in Ancient Greece
  2. A public hospital or retreat in Sardes

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gerūsia gerūsiae
Genitive gerūsiae gerūsiārum
Dative gerūsiae gerūsiīs
Accusative gerūsiam gerūsiās
Ablative gerūsiā gerūsiīs
Vocative gerūsia gerūsiae

References
  • gerusia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gerusia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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