Aegusa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Doric Greek Αἰγοῦσα (Aigoûsa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈɡuː.sa/, [äe̯ˈɡuːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈɡu.sa/, [eˈɡuːs̬ä]

Proper noun

Aegūsa f sg (genitive Aegūsae); first declension

1. One of the Aegates islands, now Favignana

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aegūsa
Genitive	Aegūsae
Dative	Aegūsae
Accusative	Aegūsam
Ablative	Aegūsā
Vocative	Aegūsa

References

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