LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Cūsae

Cūsae f pl (genitive Cūsārum)
Classical[ˈkuː.sae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.s̬e]

Meaning

  1. a town of the Thebaid in Egypt

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Cūsae
genitive—Cūsārum
dative—Cūsīs
accusative—Cūsās
ablative—Cūsīs
vocative—Cūsae
locative—Cūsīs

Origins

From Ancient Greek Κοῦσαι (Koûsai)/Χοῦσαι (Khoûsai), from Egyptian qjs.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCusaeCusae (Χοῦσαι, Aelian, H. An. 10.27; Κάσος or Ἀκούασα, Hierocles, p. 730), the modern Kusieh, was a town in the Lycopolite nome of the Thebaid. In the…

Quick answers

What does Cūsae mean in Latin?
Cūsae, a proper noun, means “a town of the Thebaid in Egypt”.
What is the genitive of Cūsae?
The genitive singular is Cūsārum. Cūsae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Cūsae?
In classical Latin, [ˈkuː.sae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkuː.s̬e].