noun · femininefirst declension
alausa
alausa f (genitive alausae)
Classical[aˈɫau̯.sa]Ecclesiastical[aˈlaːu̯.sa]
Meaning
- feminineThe allis shad
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alausa alōsa | alausae alōsae |
| genitive | alausae alōsae | alausārum alōsārum |
| dative | alausae alōsae | alausīs alōsīs |
| accusative | alausam alōsam | alausās alōsās |
| ablative | alausā alōsā | alausīs alōsīs |
| vocative | alausa 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