Eleusa

Latin

Alternative forms

• Eleussa

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλεοῦσσα (Eleoûssa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /e.leˈuː.sa/, [ɛɫ̪eˈuːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.leˈu.sa/, [eleˈuːs̬ä]

Proper noun

Eleūsa f sg (genitive Eleūsae); first declension

1. An island of the Saronic Gulf near the promontory of Spiraeum

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Eleūsa
Genitive	Eleūsae
Dative	Eleūsae
Accusative	Eleūsam
Ablative	Eleūsā
Vocative	Eleūsa

References

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