LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

alausa

alausa f (genitive alausae)
Classical[aˈɫau̯.sa]Ecclesiastical[aˈlaːu̯.sa]

Meaning

  1. feminineThe allis shad

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealausa
alōsa
alausae
alōsae
genitivealausae
alōsae
alausārum
alōsārum
dativealausae
alōsae
alausīs
alōsīs
accusativealausam
alōsam
alausās
alōsās
ablativealausā
alōsā
alausīs
alōsīs
vocativealausa
alōsa
alausae
alōsae

ălausa, ae, f. Fr. alose,
I. a small fish in the Moselle, the shad: Culpea alosa, Linn.; Aus. Mos. 127.

Origins

From Gaulish *alausa, but without any known Celtic correlations, it may ultimately be a substrate borrowing.

Elsewhere
  • Englishalosa
  • Frenchalose
  • Englishalosefrom French alose
  • Spanishalosa
  • TranslingualAlosa
Italo-Romance
  • Italianalosa
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanalosa

Quick answers

What does alausa mean in Latin?
alausa, a noun, means “The allis shad”.
What is the genitive of alausa?
The genitive singular is alausae. alausa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce alausa?
In classical Latin, [aˈɫau̯.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈlaːu̯.sa].