Susa

See also: susa, súsa, suša, Şuşa, sus'a, and šúša

English

Etymology

From Latin Sūsa, from Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (Çūšā). Doublet of Sus and Shush.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsuːzə/

Proper noun

Susa

  1. (historical) Former name of Shush, a city in Iran which served as an ancient capital of Elam, the Persian Empire, the Seleucid Empire and the Parthian Empire.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin Segūsiō.

Proper noun

Susa f

  1. A small town in Torino, Piedmont, Italy
  2. Sousse (a city in Tunisia)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa).

Proper noun

Sūsa n pl (genitive Sūsōrum); second declension

  1. (historical) Susa (a former city in Iran)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Sūsa
Genitive Sūsōrum
Dative Sūsīs
Accusative Sūsa
Ablative Sūsīs
Vocative Sūsa
Locative Sūsīs

References
  • “Susa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Susa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (Çūšā).

Proper noun

Susa

  1. (historical) Susa (a former city in Iran)
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