Cossura

Latin

Alternative forms

Cossyra, Cosura, Cosyra

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κόσσουρα (Kóssoura).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kosˈsuː.ra/, [kɔs̠ˈs̠uːrä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kosˈsu.ra/, [kosˈsuːrä]

Proper noun

Cossūra f sg (genitive Cossūrae); first declension

A small island in the Mediterranean Sea, now Pantelleria

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cossūra
Genitive	Cossūrae
Dative	Cossūrae
Accusative	Cossūram
Ablative	Cossūrā
Vocative	Cossūra

Derived terms

Cossūrēnsis

References

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

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