geusiae

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish *geusi (“to pour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Related to Welsh gewai (“glutton”).

Pronunciation

Noun

geusiae f pl (genitive geusiārum); first declension (plural only)

  1. (anatomy) throat, maw

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative geusiae
Genitive geusiārum
Dative geusiīs
Accusative geusiās
Ablative geusiīs
Vocative geusiae

Descendants
  • Aromanian: gushi, gushã, gushe
  • Old French: geuse, josier, gouziller, gosillier
  • Friulian: gose
  • Italian: gozzo
  • Romanian: gușă
  • Sicilian: guzzu

References
  • geusiae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Delamarre, Xavier. Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental, 2nd edn. Paris: Errance, 2003 (1st edn. 2001)
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gewai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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