Ustica

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ustica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.sti.ka/
• Rhymes: -ustika
• Hyphenation: Ù‧sti‧ca

Proper noun

Ustica f

1. An island in the Tyrrhenian Sea

Derived terms

• usticese

Anagrams

• Tuscia, sucati, uscita

Latin

Etymology

Probably from ustus (“burnt”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /usˈtiː.ka/, [ʊs̠ˈt̪iːkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /usˈti.ka/, [usˈt̪iːkä]

Proper noun

Ustīca f sg (genitive Ustīcae); first declension

1. Ustica
2. A small hill in the Sabine country, near Horace's villa, now Val d'Ustica

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ustīca
Genitive	Ustīcae
Dative	Ustīcae
Accusative	Ustīcam
Ablative	Ustīcā
Vocative	Ustīca

Synonyms

• (Ustica): Osteodes

References

• “Ustica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Ustica”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Ustica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.