LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

bursa

bursa f (genitive bursae)
Classical[ˈbʊr.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈbur.sa]

Meaning

  1. feminineoxhide, animal skin
  2. Medieval Latinbroadlyfemininepurse, especially one made of skin or leather
  3. Medieval Latinfemininesupply of money, funds
  4. Medieval Latinfemininepension

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebursabursae
genitivebursaebursārum
dativebursaebursīs
accusativebursambursās
ablativebursābursīs
vocativebursabursae

Origins

Late Latin (4th century); from the Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide, wine-skin”).

Descendants
  • Catalanbossa
  • Catalanborsa
  • Englishpursefrom Old English purs
  • Englishbursa
  • GermanBursche
  • Italianborsa
  • Frenchboursefrom Old French borse
  • Englishboursefrom Old French borse
  • Romanianbursăfrom Old French borse
  • Englishbursefrom Old French borse

In English words that came into English from bursa

  • pursebursa
  • bursarybursaria
  • boursebursa
  • bursiformbursiformis
  • bursebursa
  • bursabursa
  • bursarbursārius
  • imburseimbursāre

Quick answers

What does bursa mean in Latin?
bursa, a noun, means “oxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made of skin or leather; supply of money, funds”.
What is the genitive of bursa?
The genitive singular is bursae. bursa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce bursa?
In classical Latin, [ˈbʊr.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbur.sa].
Which English words come from bursa?
English words that go back to Latin bursa include purse, bourse, burse, bursa, bursiform and bursar.