gerusia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γερουσία (gerousía).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈruː.si.a/, [ɡɛˈruːs̠iä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈru.si.a/, [d͡ʒeˈruːs̬iä]

Noun

gerūsia f (genitive gerūsiae); first declension

A senate house in Ancient Greece
A public hospital or retreat in Sardes

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gerūsia	gerūsiae
Genitive	gerūsiae	gerūsiārum
Dative	gerūsiae	gerūsiīs
Accusative	gerūsiam	gerūsiās
Ablative	gerūsiā	gerūsiīs
Vocative	gerūsia	gerūsiae

References

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

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